Antibodies against the T61 antigen inhibit neuronal migration in the chick optic tectum.

AUTOR(ES)

Meyer, S U

RESUMO

Cell migration in the central nervous system depends, in part, on receptors and extracellular matrix molecules that likewise support axonal outgrowth. We have investigated the influence of T61, a monoclonal antibody that has been shown to inhibit growth cone motility in vitro, on neuronal migration in the developing optic tectum. Intraventricular injections of antibody-producing hybridoma cells or ascites fluid were used to determine the action of this antibody in an in vivo environment. To document alterations in tectal layer formation, a combination of cell-nuclei staining and axonal immunolabeling methods was employed. In the presence of T61 antibody, cells normally destined for superficial layers accumulated in the ventricular zone instead, leading to a reduction of the cell-dense layer in the tectal plate. Experiments with 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine labeling followed by antibody staining confirmed that the nonmigrating cells remaining in the ventricular zone were postmitotic and had differentiated. The structure of radial glial cells, as judged by staining with a glia-specific antibody and the fluorescent tracer 1,1'-dioctadecyl-3,3,3',3'-tetramethylindocarbocyanine perchlorate (DiI), remained intact in these embryos. Our findings suggest that the T61 epitope is involved in a mechanism underlying axonal extension and neuronal migration, possibly by influencing the motility of the leading process.

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