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Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 263: R195-R200, 1992;
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AJP - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, Vol 263, Issue 1 195-R200, Copyright © 1992 by American Physiological Society

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Strong conservation of the expression of cystatin C gene in choroid plexus

G. F. Tu, A. R. Aldred, B. R. Southwell and G. Schreiber
Russell Grimwade School of Biochemistry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.

The expression of the cystatin C gene was studied by Northern analysis of RNA isolated from the choroid plexus, other brain tissues, and liver from 11 mammalian and 4 avian species. The probe used for hybridization was cystatin C cDNA isolated previously from a rat choroid plexus cDNA library. Strong conservation of the expression of the cystatin C gene in choroid plexus was suggested by the observation of substantial levels of cystatin C mRNA in choroid plexus RNA from all mammalian and avian species studied. In contrast, levels of cystatin C mRNA in total liver RNA varied widely for mammalian as well as for avian species. It was concluded that the synthesis of cystatin C in choroid plexus has probably been conserved since the stage of the stem reptiles, the common ancestors of mammals and birds. The cystatin C gene was also found to be expressed early in ontogeny, as indicated by the observation of similar cystatin C mRNA levels in choroid plexus RNA from newly hatched and adult chickens.


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