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Large scale mosaic of a parasagittal section of rat brain stained with an antibody against PMCA1a (red) and counter stained with Hoescht 33342 to reveal cell nuclei (green).
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Processed mosaic in ppm format
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PNG
Volume_dimension
70656, 29184, 1
Volume scale
0.36, 0.36, 33

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Project: P2061
Project name
Localization of plasma membrane Ca2+ ATPases (PMCAs) in the rat brain
Description
Regulation of cytoplasmic calcium is crucial both for proper neuronal function and cell survival. The concentration of Ca2+ in cytoplasm of a neuron at rest is >10,000 times lower than in the extracellular space, pointing to the importance of the transporters that extrude intracellular Ca2+. The family of plasma membrane calcium-dependent ATPases (PMCAs) represent a major component of the Ca2+ regulatory system. However, little information is available on the regional and cellular distribution of these calcium pumps. We used immunohistochemistry to investigate the distribution of each of the four PMCA isoforms in the rat brain.
Funding agency
National Institutes of Health (NS51769 EES)
Leader(s)
Alain Burette
Collaborator(s)
Emanuel E. Strehler
Richard J. Weinberg
Katherine A. Kenyon
Start date
unspecified
End date
unspecified
 
Experiment
Experiment ID
7259
Title
PMCA1a in the adult rat brain
Purpose
To investigate the spatial distribution of the "a" variant of PMCA1 (PMCA1a) in the rat brain
Experimenter(s)
Alain Burette
Microscopy product
Microscopy product ID
7351
Instrument
RTS2000
Microscopy type
MULTIPHOTON
Product type
MOSAIC
Image basename
2K + 110.img
Spatial Axis Image Size Pixel Size
X 512px 0.36 um/pixels
Y 512px 0.36 um/pixels
Y 1px
Subject
Species
Rat
Scientific name
Rattus norvegicus
Strain
Sprague Dawley
Age class
adult
Tissue section
Anatomical location
Brain
Microtome
vibratome
Specimen description
Organ
brain
System
central nervous system
Tissue
brain
Imaging parameters
Type
Light microscopy product
Immersion medium
oil
Mounting medium
gelvatol
Lens
Nikon 40X oil
Lens magnification
X
Numerical aperture
1.30
Notes
ebushong
Specimen preparation
Protocol used
Brain section was immunolabeled for PMCA1a using CR1a antibody from Emanuel Strehler (1:2000). Secondary antibody was Alexa Fluor 568. Some sections were then counterstained with DAPI (Invitrogen) or Hoescht 33342 (Invitrogen) to visualized all cell nuclei and/or with NeuroTrace 640/660 (Invitrogen) to selectively visualized somata of neuronal cells. The sections were coverslipped in Gelvatol.
Imaging product type
Type
Mosaic
Description
PMCA1a immunolabeling of adult rat brain
X position
147 tiles
Y position
64 tiles