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Sequence complexity of polyadenylate ribonucleic acid in El mouse brain
The Japanese Journal of Psychiatry and Neurology
|September 1, 1986
Summary
This study measured the sequence complexity of poly(A+)mRNA in seizure-susceptible El mice brains. El mice showed slightly less mRNA complexity than non-susceptible ddY mice, indicating overlapping sequences.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Molecular Biology
- Genetics
Background:
- The El mouse is a model for studying epilepsy due to its seizure susceptibility.
- Understanding messenger RNA (mRNA) complexity is crucial for deciphering gene expression regulation in the brain.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine the sequence complexity of polyadenylate messenger RNA [poly(A+)mRNA] in the brains of seizure-susceptible El mice.
- To compare mRNA complexity between seizure-susceptible El mice and non-susceptible ddY mice.
Main Methods:
- Saturation hybridization was employed to measure the proportion of sequence complexity.
- Single-copy DNA (scDNA) was used in excess with polysomal poly(A+)mRNAs from different mouse strains.
- Hybridization kinetics were analyzed to quantify mRNA complexity.
Main Results:
- At saturation, 3.81% of scDNA hybridized with polysomal poly(A+)mRNAs from seizure-susceptible El(+) mice.
- 3.85% and 4.00% of scDNA hybridized with poly(A+)mRNAs from non-convulsed El(O) and non-susceptible ddY mice, respectively.
- A mixture of El(+) and ddY mouse mRNAs showed additive hybridization of 4.04%, suggesting significant sequence overlap but slightly higher complexity in ddY mice.
Conclusions:
- There are considerable overlapping poly(A+)mRNA sequences between seizure-susceptible El mice and non-susceptible ddY mice.
- The mRNA sequence complexity in ddY mice is slightly greater than in El mice.
- Poly(A+) heterogeneous nuclear RNA (hnRNA) exhibited substantially higher complexity, hybridizing with approximately 18% of scDNA across all tested mouse strains.