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Different effects of bromodeoxyuridine and [3H]thymidine incorporation into DNA on cell proliferation, position, and fate.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Duque, Álvaro Rakic, P. Violeta |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Abstract | As markers of DNA synthesis, [(3)H]thymidine ([(3)H]dT) and the later developed analog bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) have revolutionized our ability to identify dividing cells and follow their fate in various tissues, including the nervous system. However, the effect of the incorporation of these molecules into DNA on cell proliferation, migration, differentiation, and function is not fully understood. Here, we compare the number and distribution of labeled cells in the cerebral cortex of postnatal macaque monkeys exposed to either [(3)H]dT or BrdU as embryos. The large size and prolonged brain development in this species allows higher resolution of cellular events and more accurate discrimination between the two methods. Our analysis revealed substantial differences in the number and distribution of labeled cells. The data indicate that random incorporation of the thymidine analog BrdU into the genes of dividing cells makes the fate of postmitotic neurons more prone to unpredictable errors than the incorporation of the more natural DNA constituent nucleotide [(3)H]dT. These findings have implications for the interpretation of results obtained by BrdU as an index of the number of neurons produced, and their migration, placement, subsequent connectivity, function, and survival. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3092-11.2011 |
| PubMed reference number | 22016554 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 31 |
| Issue Number | 42 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.jneurosci.org/content/jneuro/31/42/15205.full.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3092-11.2011 |
| Journal | The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
