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Science 1 May 1987:
Vol. 236. no. 4801, pp. 597 - 600
DOI: 10.1126/science.2437653
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Science, Vol 236, Issue 4801, 597-600
Copyright © 1987 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Cloning of complementary DNA for GAP-43, a neuronal growth-related protein

LR Karns, SC Ng, JA Freeman, and MC Fishman

GAP-43 is one of a small subset of cellular proteins selectively transported by a neuron to its terminals. Its enrichment in growth cones and its increased levels in developing or regenerating neurons suggest that it has an important role in neurite growth. A complementary DNA (cDNA) that encodes rat GAP-43 has been isolated to study its structural characteristics and regulation. The predicted molecular size is 24 kilodaltons, although its migration in SDS-polyacrylamide gels is anomalously retarded. Expression of GAP-43 is limited to the nervous system, where its levels are highest during periods of neurite outgrowth. Nerve growth factor or adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate induction of neurites from PC12 cells is accompanied by increased GAP-43 expression. GAP-43 RNA is easily detectable, although at diminished levels, in the adult rat nervous system. This regulation of GAP-43 is concordant with a role in growth-related processes of the neuron, processes that may continue in the mature animal.


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