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. 2003 Dec;23(6):887–894. doi: 10.1023/B:CEMN.0000005317.79634.27

Localization of Microtubule-Associated Protein (MAP) 1B in the Postsynaptic Densities of the Rat Cerebral Cortex

Shin-Ichi Kawakami 1,2, Kazuyo Muramoto 3,✉, Masumi Ichikawa 2,4, Yoichiro Kuroda 3,4
PMCID: PMC11530180  PMID: 14964776

Abstract

1.Although microtubule-associated protein (MAP) 1B and its phosphorylation have been suggested to be important for synapse formation among cortical neurons, the localization of MAP1B in synapses has not yet been confirmed. In this report, we examine the localization of MAP1B in synaptic regions.

2.The localization of MAP1B was observed by immunohistochemical and electron microscopic techniques using specific antibodies against MAP1B.

3.MAP1B immunoreactivities were widely distributed in the cerebral cortex and were observed in the postsynaptic area but not in presynaptic terminals.

4.These synapses were classified as the asymmetrical type.

5.Only some synapses exhibited MAP1B immunoreactivities. MAP1B-immuno-positive synapses accounted for about half of the total synapses.

6.Such a localization suggests MAP1B's important roles in synaptic functions.

Keywords: MAP1B, synapse, postsynaptic thickening, cerebral cortex, rat

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