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Cortical neurons express PSI, a novel isoform of phosphacan/RPTPbeta

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Phosphacan is a chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan representing the secreted extracellular part of a transmembrane receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase (RPTP-β). These isoforms have been implicated in cell-extracellular matrix signaling events associated with myelination, axon growth, and cell migration in the developing central nervous system and may play critical roles in the context of brain pathologies. Recently, we have reported the identification of a new isoform of phosphacan, the phosphacan short isoform (PSI), the expression of which peaks in the second postnatal week. PSI interacts with the neuronal receptors L1 and F3/contactin and can promote neurite growth of cortical neurons. In this study, we have assessed, by in situ hybridization, the expression profile of PSI in the rat brain at postnatal day 7. PSI is largely expressed in the gray matter of the developing cerebral cortex in which it colocalizes with phosphacan, whereas the expression of RPTPbeta receptor forms is restricted to the ventricular area in which PSI has not been observed. Neurons from all layers of the cortex express PSI. In the cerebellum, on the other hand, no expression of PSI has been detected, although the other phosphacan/RPTP-beta isoforms show strong PSI expression here. Overall, our study suggests that PSI is expressed during the postnatal period in differentiated neurons of the cortex but is absent from structures in which proliferation and migration occur. The significance of these observations is discussed in the context of previous models of phosphacan/RPTP-beta functions.

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Correspondence to Nicolas Heck.

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The authors thank the German Research Council (DFG) for grant support (SFB 509 and SPP 1048 to A.F.) and for a graduate training grant to Alice Klausmeyer (GK 736).

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Heck, N., Klausmeyer, A., Faissner, A. et al. Cortical neurons express PSI, a novel isoform of phosphacan/RPTPbeta. Cell Tissue Res 321, 323–333 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00441-005-1135-3

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