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. 2008 Feb 7;23(5):249–255. doi: 10.1007/s12264-007-0037-7

Expression of the tyrosine kinase receptor EphA5 and its ligand ephrin-A5 during mouse spinal cord development

酪氨酸激酶受体 EphA5 及其配体 ephrin-A5 在小鼠脊髓发育过程中的表达

Christopher P Washburn 1, Margaret A Cooper 1, Renping Zhou 1,✉
PMCID: PMC5550571  PMID: 17952132

Abstract

Objectives

To study the expression patterns of two Eph family molecules, the receptor EphA5, and the ligand ephrin-A5, during spinal cord development.

Methods

The receptor expression was analyzed using beta-galactosidase knockin mice, and affinity ligand probe binding. The ligand expression was assessed using two different affinity probes, and knockout mouse tissues as controls.

Results

EphA5 was expressed in the ventral spinal cord, while ephrin-A5 was located in the dorsolateral regions of the spinal cord throughout development.

Conclusions

These results show that EphA5 and ephrin-A5 are expressed over broad developmental stages and may play important roles in establishing the dorsoventral organization of the spinal cord.

Keywords: axon guidance, embryogenesis, dorsal root ganglion, histochemistry, alkaline phosphatase affinity probe, β-galactosidase

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