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Purkinje neurons express the SERCA3 isoform of the organellar type Ca(2+)-transport ATPase.

We report the distribution of the sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase 3 (SERCA3) isoform in the rat brain. Compared to SERCA2 isoform, which is found in all brain regions, SERCA3 is specifically expressed in the Purkinje neurons. This conclusion is based on immunochemical observations using SERCA3- and SERCA2b-specific antibodies, in-situ hybridization using SERCA3-specific oligonucleotide probes and single-cell reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Immunocytochemistry clearly revealed the expression of SERCA3 in the cell body and in the dentritic processes of the Purkinje neurons. Single-cell ratio RT-PCR showed that Purkinje neurons expressed 3-fold lower levels of SERCA3 mRNA compared to SERCA2 mRNA. SERCA3 expression is very low or absent in the rat cerebrum and brainstem. It is known that the SERCA3 Ca2+ pump has an approximately 5-fold lower affinity for Ca2+ when expressed in COS cells as compared to other SERCA members [15]. If this property is also valid in a neuronal context, the expression of the SERCA3 Ca(2+)-pump isoform could have important functional implications for the regulation of the cytosolic Ca2+ concentration in Purkinje neurons.[1]

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  1. Purkinje neurons express the SERCA3 isoform of the organellar type Ca(2+)-transport ATPase. Baba-Aïssa, F., Raeymaekers, L., Wuytack, F., Callewaert, G., Dode, L., Missiaen, L., Casteels, R. Brain Res. Mol. Brain Res. (1996) [Pubmed]
 
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