Genotype of presenilin-1 (PS-1) P117L transgenic E14 mice (A) and expression of the PS-1 P117L mutation in E14 striatal progenitors (B, C). PCR amplification of a 400 bp-human PS-1 P117L DNA fragment from transgenic but not from wild type (Wt) mouse (A), and transcription, shown by RT-PCR, of the PS-1 P117L transgene in neural stem cells (B; 457 bp). (A) and (B): 1% ethidium bromide stained agarose MP gel (Roche, Rotkreuz, Switzerland). St = 1 kb standard DNA ladder (Invitrogen). (C) Western blots of immunoprecipitated PS-1 (human and mouse) after immunolabelling with the human specific anti-PS-1 antibody NT.1 (PS-1 N-terminus or NT; <30 kDa; lanes 1 and 2 from left). Presence of equal amounts of IgG heavy chains of the immunoprecipitating rabbit (Rb) antibody was revealed using HRP-conjugated antibody to rabbit IgG (band at 50 kDa; lanes 3 and 4). The rabbit anti-PS-1 antibody can detect both, human transgene and murine wild type PS-1 NT fragments (< 30 kDa; lanes 5 and 6).