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Volume 17, Number 21, Issue of November 1, 1997 pp. 8363-8375
Copyright ©1997 Society for NeuroscienceGlutamate Transporter Protein Subtypes Are Expressed Differentially during Rat CNS Development
Akiko Furuta1, Jeffrey D. Rothstein1, 2, and Lee J. Martin2, 3 Departments of 1 Neurology, 2 Neuroscience, and 3 Pathology, Division of Neuropathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287
ABSTRACT
Extracellular glutamate concentrations are regulated by glial and neuronal transporter proteins. Four glutamate transporter subtypes have been identified in rat brain; GLAST and GLT-1 are primarily astrocytic, whereas EAAC1 and EAAT4 are neuronal. Using immunoblotting and immunohistochemistry with subtype-specific antipeptide antibodies, we examined the protein expression and regional and cellular localization of each glutamate transporter subtype in embryonic and postnatal rat CNS. Each transporter had a specific pattern of expression. GLAST immunoreactivity was low prenatally but became enriched in cerebellar Bergmann glia early postnatally and then was also present in forebrain later postnatally. The post-translational modification of GLAST was unique among the subtypes; glycosylated GLAST increased with maturation, whereas nonglycosylated protein decreased in abundance postnatally. GLT-1 was present in fetal brain and spinal cord, with expression progressively increasing to adult levels throughout the neuraxis by postnatal day 26. Transient expression of GLT-1 immunoreactivity along axonal pathways was observed prenatally, in contrast to the exclusive localization of GLT-1 to astrocytes in the adult CNS. EAAC1, localized to neurons, was enriched in forebrain, diencephalon, and hindbrain during prenatal and postnatal development. EAAC1 expression was greater in newborn brain compared with adult brain. EAAT4 had a region-specific distribution; EAAT4 was mainly in cerebellum, localized to Purkinje cells, with much lower levels in forebrain. EAAT4 levels increased in cerebellum with age. We conclude that during CNS development the expression of glutamate transporter subtypes is differentially regulated, regionally segregated, and coordinated.
Key words: brain development; excitatory amino acid; perinatal brain damage; corticogenesis; excitotoxicity; striatum
INTRODUCTION
Glutamate is the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the mammalian CNS (Fonnum, 1984
) and may also have important roles in CNS development (MacDonald and Johnston, 1990
Alterations in glutamate transporters occur in neurodegenerative conditions that effect the adult and immature CNS. Specific glutamate transporter proteins have been found to be downregulated in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Rothstein et al., 1992
In situ hybridization studies indicate that mRNA transcripts for GLAST, GLT-1, and EAAC1 are expressed in subtype-specific patterns during development of mouse brain (Shibata et al., 1996
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Antibodies. Four different subtype-specific antipeptide antibodies to glutamate transporters were used in this study. These rabbit polyclonal antibodies recognize distinct proteins at ~65 kDa (GLAST; N-terminal), ~66 kDa (GLT-1; C-terminal), ~73 kDa (EAAC1; C-terminal), and ~66 kDa (EAAT4; C-terminal). The generation and characterization of these antibodies have been described previously (Rothstein et al., 1994
Rat CNS tissue. All animal protocols were approved by the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Animal Care and Use Committee. Rat embryos and postnatal pups were obtained from timed pregnant Sprague Dawley rats (Charles River Laboratories, Wilmington, MA). The day of birth was designated as postnatal day 0 (P0). Embryos [embryonic day 15 (E15) and E18] were removed from anesthetized (4% chloral hydrate) gravid rats by cesarean section. For postnatal studies, brain and spinal cord were obtained from rat pups anesthetized using hypothermia or 4% chloral hydrate.
Immunoblotting. Fresh frozen samples from rat cortex, striatum, cerebellum, and spinal cord at P1, P5, P10, P16, P26, and adult were homogenized with a Brinkmann Polytron in 20 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.4, containing 10% sucrose, 50 U/ml Trasylol, 2 µg/ml leupeptin, 5 µ/ml antipain, 1 µg/ml pepstatin A, 2.5 µg/ml chymostatin, and (in mM): 0.1 phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride, 10 benzamidine, 1 EDTA, and 1 EGTA. These homogenates were first centrifuged at 1000 × gav for 10 min. Then the supernatant was centrifuged at 114,000 × gav for 20 min. The resulting pellet was washed in the same buffer three times by resuspension, followed by centrifugation at 114,000 × gav for 20 min. The pellet was fully resuspended in this buffer supplemented with 20% glycerol. Protein concentrations were measured by a Coomassie blue-based protein assay (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA) with bovine serum albumin as standard. Brain extracts were subjected to 10% SDS-PAGE and transferred to nitrocellulose membrane by electroblotting. Blots were blocked with 2.5% nonfat dry milk in PBS (0.1 M, pH 7.2) and then incubated with primary antibody (0.2 µg/ml GLAST, 0.017 µg/ml GLT-1, 0.06 µg/ml EAAC1, 0.135 µg/ml EAAT4, and 2 ng/ml synaptophysin) overnight at 4°C. After the primary antibody incubation, membranes were washed and incubated with peroxidase-conjugated secondary antibody (1:5000) and developed with ECL (Amersham, Arlington Heights, IL). For deglycosylation experiments, protein homogenates of adult and P10 striatum were digested with N-glycosidase F (PNGase F) (0.6 U/ml; Bio-Rad) for 16 hr at 37°C, and then the samples were subjected to SDS-PAGE and immunoblotting. Immunoreactive proteins were semiquantitatively evaluated by laser densitometry (Molecular Devices, Menlo Park, CA).
Immunohistochemistry. For light microscopy, embryonic rat tissue at E15 and E18 was immersed in 4% paraformaldehyde in PBS. P1, P5, P10, P16, and P24 rat pups and adults were perfused intra-aortically with cold 0.1 M PBS followed by 4% paraformaldehyde in PBS. Brain tissue was cryoprotected in 20% glycerol and PBS and frozen in isopentane chilled by dry ice and cut (40 µm) on a sliding microtome. After pretreating with 0.1 M periodate in Tris-buffered saline (TBS, pH 7.6) for 10 min and 1% borohydride in TBS for 10 min, sections were incubated sequentially in 4% normal goat serum with 0.1% Triton X-100 in 0.05 M TBS for blocking, primary antibody (0.2 µg/ml GLAST, 0.17 µg/ml GLT-1, 0.06 µg/ml EAAC1, 0.135 µg/ml EAAT4, and GFAP 1:2000) with 2% normal goat serum in TBS for 48 hr at 4°C, secondary antibody (biotinylated goat anti-rabbit IgG) diluted at 1:400 with 2% normal goat serum in TBS, and then avidin-biotin complex diluted at 1:200 (Vector Laboratories, Burlingame, CA). Diaminobenzidine tetrahydrochloride with H2O2 was used as the peroxidase substrate to visualize sites of antibody binding. For immunohistochemical controls, sections of developing rat brain were incubated with transporter antibodies preabsorbed overnight with an excess (50 µM) of homologous synthetic peptide corresponding to the antigen used to generate the antipeptide antibodies to the transporters, with normal rabbit IgG instead of transporter antibodies, or with the primary or secondary antibody omitted.
For electron microscopy, rats were perfused with 2% paraformaldehyde, 2% acrolein, and 0.1% glutaraldehyde in 0.1 M phosphate buffer. Brains were removed, rinsed in cold PBS, and cut (40 µm) on a vibratome. After pretreatment with 1% sodium borohydride for 10 min, vibratome sections were prepared for immunohistochemistry using the same method for light microscopy, except that Triton X-100 was omitted. Samples from these sections were osmicated, dehydrated by graded concentrations of ethanol, and embedded to resin as described (Rothstein et al., 1994
RESULTS
Immunoblot analysis
Glutamate transporter antibodies detected distinct proteins with molecular weights of 65-73 kDa in developing and adult rat CNS regions (Fig. 1A). Apparent homomultimers of GLAST, GLT-1, and EAAT4 were also observed. Aggregates of GLAST and GLT-1 were found in neocortex, striatum (Fig. 1A), cerebellum, and spinal cord, whereas aggregates of EAAT4 were found in cerebellum (Fig. 1A) but not in neocortex, striatum, and spinal cord. These results are consistent with cross-linking studies demonstrating that glutamate transporters can form homomultimers (Haugeto et al., 1996
Fig. 1. A, Immunoblots for glutamate transporter subtypes and synaptophysin in developing rat striatum. Adult cerebellar homogenate was loaded to the last lane of the EAAT4 blot. GLAST, GLT-1, and EAAT4 (lane with cerebellum) show dimerized bands. Immunoblots for GLAST show a band at ~90 kDa that decreases postnatally. A, This ~90 kDa band was not seen in adult striatum under normal control conditions (left lane) but appeared after deglycosylation with PNGase F treatment (right lane). B, Immunoblot density (y-axis; arbitrary units) for each glutamate transporter subtype and synaptophysin in different CNS regions during postnatal maturation. Each lane was loaded with 10 µg of protein. B, Solid circle, cortex; open circle, striatum; solid triangle, cerebellum; open triangle, spinal cord. P1, P5, P10, P16, and P26, Postnatal days; CBM, cerebellum; Adult Cont, adult control.
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During postnatal development, the regional expression of glutamate transporter protein was different for each subtype (Fig. 1A,B). Early postnatally and in adulthood, GLAST was most abundant in cerebellum and neocortex. GLAST expression increased with age to reach adult levels near P26 in cerebellum, neocortex, and striatum. An immunoreactive band at ~90 kDa was detected in striatum (Fig. 1A), neocortex, cerebellum, and spinal cord with GLAST antibodies. With postnatal maturation, the intensity of this ~90 kDa band decreased. Immunoreactive proteins with a comparable Mr were detected in adult striatum protein homogenates after PNGase F treatment (Fig. 1A
Near birth GLT-1 protein levels were highest in spinal cord and were relatively low in cerebellum, striatum, and cortex (Fig. 1B). GLT-1 levels increased dramatically with brain maturation, notably in striatum (Fig. 1A). EAAC1 expression was greater in immature brain than in mature brain (Fig. 1). EAAC1 expression increased with maturation, reaching maximum levels around P5-P16, and then decreased thereafter. EAAT4 had a highly region-specific expression pattern. EAAT4 was abundant in cerebellum (Fig. 1B). EAAT4 increased with maturation and reached a maximum level at P26 in cerebellum. In contrast, only small amounts of EAAT4 protein were detected in neocortex, striatum, and spinal cord, reaching maximum levels around P10-P16 and then decreasing with age (Fig. 1B).
During the same time course for glutamate transporter expression, synaptophysin expression increased progressively with age in striatum, neocortex, and cerebellum, although synaptophysin levels were relatively constant in spinal cord with postnatal maturation (Fig. 1). Distribution of glutamate transporter subtypes in fetal and postnatal CNS
The localizations of each glutamate transporter subtype were regionally differential during CNS development (Table 1, Figs. 2, 3). Brain sections used for immunohistochemical controls, including anti-GLAST, anti-GLT-1, anti-EAAC1, and anti-EAAT4 antibodies preabsorbed against their respective synthetic peptide, normal rabbit IgG at comparable dilutions, and omission of primary and secondary antibodies, were devoid of specific immunolabeling (data not shown). Prenatally, GLT-1 and EAAC1 were abundant in brain and spinal cord, whereas the levels of GLAST and EAAT4 were very low (Fig. 2A-D). EAAC1 was also present in some systemic organs (e.g., liver and intestine) in fetal rat (Fig. 2C). At E18, GLT-1 immunoreactivity was highly enriched in globus pallidus, amygdala, perirhinal cortex, and lateral hypothalamus but was moderately enriched in hippocampus and relatively low in the lateral ganglionic eminence, striatum, thalamus, and neocortex (Fig. 3A). GLT-1 immunoreactivity was also found in white matter in fetal brain, notably in the optic tract, fimbria, and stria terminalis, as well as in axonal pathways interconnecting neocortex, basal ganglia, and thalamus (Fig. 3A). In contrast, EAAC1 in E18 rat brain was highly enriched throughout forebrain (including neocortex, perirhinal cortex, hippocampus, amygdala, and striatum) and in the thalamic reticular nucleus (Fig. 3B).
Table 1. Immunoreactivities of glutamate transporter subtypes in fetal and postnatal rat CNS
GLAST GLT-1 EAAC1 EAAT4 E15 E18 P1 P10 P24 Ad E15 E18 P1 P10 P24 Ad E15 E18 P1 P10 P24 Ad E15 E18 P1 P10 P24 Ad Neocortex Marginal zone ± ± ± ± ++ ++ 
Layer 1 ± ± + + ± ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ + + ± ± + ± Cortical plate ± ++ Layer II ± ± + + + ++ ++ + + + + ± ± ± ± Layer III ± ± + + + ++ ++ ++ + + + ± ± + ± Layer IV ± ± + + + ++ ++ + + + + ± ± ± ± Layer V ± ± + + + ++ ++ ++ + + + ± ± + ± Layer VI ± ± + + + ++ ++ ++ ++ + + ± ± ± ± Intermediate zone ± ± ± Cerebral white matter ± ± ± + ± ± + + ± + ± ± Ventricular and subventricular zones ± ± + ± ± ± ± ± Hippocampus ± ± + ± ++ Stratum moleculare-lacunosum ± ± + + + + ++ ++ ++ + + + ± + ± Stratum radiatum ± ± + + + + ++ ++ + + + + ± + ± Stratum pyramidale ± ± ± ± + + + ++ + + ± ± ± ± Stratum oriens ± ± + + + + ++ ++ ++ + + + ± + ± Granular layer ± ± ± ± + + + ++ + + ± ± ± Olfactory bulb ± ± ± ± + + ± ± + + ++ ++ / ± + + + + ± ± ± Ganglionic eminence ± ± + ± ± ± ± Striatum ± ± ± ± + + ± + ++ ++ ± ++ ++ ++ + + ± + ± Globus pallidus ± ± ± ± + + + ± + ++ ++ ± ++ + + + + ± ± Septum ± ± ± ± + + ± ± ± + ++ ++ ± + + + + + + ± Amygdala ± ± ± ± + + + ± + ++ ++ ± ++ + + + + ± ± Thalamus ± ± ± ± ± + + ++ ++ ± ± + + + + ± ± ± Hypothalamus ± ± ± ± + + ± + + + ++ ++ ± ± + + + + Tectum ± ± ± ± ± + ± + ± + ++ ++ + + ++ + + Medulla oblongata ± ± ± ± ± ± ± + + + + + + + + ++ ± ± Cerebellar primordium ± ± + Cerebellar cortex External granular layer Molecular layer + ++ ++ ± ++ ++ + + + + ++ ++ Purkinje cell layer + ++ + + + + + ++ ++ ++ ++ + + + + Internal granular layer ± ± ± ± ± + + + + + Deep cerebellar nucleus ± ± ± + + + + + ++ + + ± ± Spinal cord Posterior horn ± ± + + + + ± + + + ++ ++ + ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ± ± Ventral horn ± ± + + ± ± ± + + + + + + ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ± White matter ± ± ± ± ++ ++ + + + + ± ± + + + Ad, Adult. Symbols designate no detectable ( 
Fig. 2. Dark-field photographs of immunoreactivity for GLAST (A, E, I, M), GLT-1 (B, F, J, N), EAAC1 (C, G, K, O), and EAAT4 (D, H, L, P) in rat sagittal sections at E18 (A-D), P1 (E-H), P10 (I-L), and P24 (M-P). The expression of glutamate transporter subtypes was differentially regulated during CNS development. nc, Neocortex; t, tectum; cbm, cerebellum; m, medulla oblongata; ob, olfactory bulb; s, septum; h, hippocampus; th, thalamus; st, striatum; drg, dorsal root ganglion; sc, spinal cord. Scale bar, 5 mm.[View Larger Version of this Image (97K GIF file)]
Fig. 3. GLT-1 (A) and EAAC1 (B) immunoreactivity in rat forebrain at E18. GLT-1 was expressed in the amygdala, perirhinal cortex, hippocampus, fimbria, and optic nerve; however, sparse immunoreactivity was seen in embryonic neocortex and striatum. GLT-1 immunoreactivity was also seen along white matter pathways interconnecting neocortex, basal ganglia, and thalamus (arrowheads). In contrast, strong EAAC1 immunoreactivity was seen in neocortex, striatum, hippocampus, and reticular thalamic nucleus but not in the fimbria and optic nerve. aa, Anterior cortical amygdaloid nucleus; ff, fimbria fornix; ge, ganglionic eminence; gp, globus pallidus; hi, hippocampus; hy, hypothalamus; nc, neocortex; oc, optic chiasm; pr, perirhinal cortex; rt, reticular thalamic nucleus; st, striatum; t, thalamus. Scale bar, 1 mm.[View Larger Version of this Image (112K GIF file)]
Prominent changes in glutamate transporter localization occurred postnatally and are best illustrated in sagittal sections of P1, P10, and P24 rat (Fig. 2E-P). The pattern of expression during postnatal maturation for each glutamate transporter subtype was distinct. GLAST immunoreactivity was low throughout the neuraxis at P1 and then increased in cerebellum and then in forebrain with maturation (Fig. 2E,I,M). GLT-1 immunoreactivity was high in medulla and olfactory bulb at P1, increased throughout brainstem and forebrain by P10, and then became enriched in cerebellum after P10 (Fig. 2F,J,N). EAAC1 immunoreactivity was present at moderate to high levels in neocortex, hippocampus, and brainstem at P1, further increased in enrichment throughout the neuraxis by P10, and then decreased by P24 (Fig. 2G,K,O). EAAT4 immunoreactivity was selectively enriched in the posterior cerebellar lobules at P1 and further increased in anterior cerebellum and also became expressed at low levels in forebrain and thalamus by P10 and then by P24 was uniformly enriched in cerebellar cortex but was expressed at low levels in neocortex, striatum, hippocampus, and thalamus (Fig. 2H,L,P). Each glutamate transporter subtype showed an adult pattern of localization by P24 (Table 1, Fig. 2). Regional localization of glutamate transporters
Neocortex GLT-1 and EAAC1 were the prominent glutamate transporters in developing neocortex (Fig. 4). At E15, GLT-1 immunoreactivity was present in the marginal zone (i.e., layer I or external plexiform layer) of the telencephalic vesicle and in the subplate and intermediate zone at E18, with the latter pattern dissipating with maturation (Fig. 4A). Early postnatally and into adulthood, layer I was more enriched in GLT-1 than other layers (Fig. 4A). Astrocytic cell bodies were GLT-1 immunoreactive throughout the cortical layers at P10, and then the neuropil became intensely immunoreactive by P24 (Fig. 4A). GLAST immunoreactivity had a profile similar to that of GLT-1 in neocortex during postnatal maturation, although much less prominent than GLT-1 (Fig. 2). In contrast, in the telencephalic vesicle at E15, EAAC1 was enriched in the marginal zone and was faintly detected in the ventricular zone (Fig. 4B), and at E18, intense EAAC1 immunoreactivity was seen throughout the neuropil of the cortical plate, and scattered cell bodies were found in the subplate and intermediate zone (Fig. 4B). At E18, EAAC1 immunoreactivity was also present in the ganglionic eminence (Fig. 3B). At P1, EAAC1-immunoreactive pyramidal cells were detected in layers III, V, and VI (Fig. 4B). Neurons in layer VI showed intense immunoreactivity at P10, and then by P24, the neuropil and neuronal perikarya in all layers were intensely immunoreactive for EAAC1 (Fig. 4B). In marked contrast to EAAC1, only faint EAAT4 immunoreactivity was observed during neocortical development (Fig. 2H,L,P) and in adult neocortex (Table 1).
Fig. 4. GLT-1 and EAAC1 immunoreactivity in the developing cerebral neocortex. A, GLT-1 immunoreactivity in cerebral cortex is low from E15 to P1, except in the marginal zone. GLT-1 immunoreactivity is seen transiently in the subplate and intermediate zone at P18. Postnatally, GLT-1 is expressed in astrocytic cell bodies (P10) and then throughout the neuropil (astrocytic cell processes) by P24. B, EAAC1 is enriched in marginal zone at E15. Strong EAAC1 immunoreactivity is seen throughout the cortical plate at E18 and is enriched in layer I, pyramidal cells of layer III, and layer VI at P1. Neurons in layer VI show intense immunoreactivity at P10, and then pyramidal neurons throughout layer II to layer IV and neuropil staining is seen at P24. vz, Ventricular zone; lv, lateral ventricle; cp, cortical plate; sp, subplate; iz, intermediate zone; wm, white matter; I-VI, cortical layers I-VI. Scale bar, 250 µm.[View Larger Version of this Image (113K GIF file)]
Striatum and globus pallidus In fetal rat, GLT-1 immunoreactivity was found in the medial aspect of the ganglionic eminence (Fig. 3A) but was not observed in striatum at E15 and E18 (other than in white matter bundles), whereas GLT-1 was enriched in globus pallidus (Fig. 3A). During the first postnatal week, immunoelectron microscopy showed that GLT-1 was expressed in astrocytic cell bodies and processes in the striatum (Fig. 5A), but this pattern evolved into a purely diffuse localization to astrocytic processes in the neuropil by P24 (Fig. 5C) (Rothstein et al., 1994
Fig. 5. Patterns of GLT-1 (A, C) and EAAC1 (B, D) immunoreactivity within the striatum at P5 and P24 (C, D) were different. GLT-1 immunoreactivity was mainly seen in astrocytic cell bodies at P5 (A), and then diffuse neuropil staining of astrocytic processes around neurons was seen at P24 (C). In contrast, EAAC1 was diffusely expressed in striatum at P5 (B) and then localized to medium-sized neurons at P24 (D). Immunoelectron microscopy showed GLT-1 immunoreactivity in astrocytic process (A, inset, arrowheads) and EAAC1 immunoreactivity in dendrites (B, inset, d) at P5. Arrowheads in B, inset, Postsynaptic density; d, dendrite; t, terminal. Scale bar: A-D, 50 µm; A, inset, 760 nm; B, inset, 460 nm.[View Larger Version of this Image (134K GIF file)]
Hippocampus During embryogenesis, GLT-1 immunoreactivity was present in the gray matter of the subiculum, CA1, CA3, and dentate gyrus and was highly enriched in the fimbria (Fig. 3A). Prenatally, EAAC1 was highly enriched throughout the hippocampal formation gray matter but was not detected in the fimbria (Fig. 3B). GLAST and EAAT4 immunoreactivities were very faint to undetectable in fetal hippocampal formation. During postnatal development of hippocampus, both GLT-1 and EAAC1 immunoreactivities were more enriched than GLAST and EAAT4 immunoreactivities (see Figs. 2, 6). The localizations of GLT-1 and EAAC1 were in part complementary during early postnatal maturation of hippocampus. At P1 and P10, GLT-1 was enriched in the neuropil of the stratum oriens, stratum radiatum, and stratum lacuosum-moleculare of CA1 and CA3 and in the molecular and infragranular layers of the dentate gyrus, but the pyramidal and granule cell body layers had comparatively low GLT-1 immunoreactivity (Fig. 6A,C). EAAC1 immunoreactivity, in contrast, was prominent in the pyramidal cell body layers of CA1 and CA3 and in the granule cells of dentate gyrus at P10. Although EAAC1 was also present in the neuropil of the stratum oriens, stratum radiatum, and stratum lacuosum-moleculare of CA1 and CA3 and in the molecular layer of the dentate gyrus, EAAC1 was notably low in the infragranular layer at P10 (Fig. 6B,D). By P24, both GLT1 and EAAC1 were localized throughout the hippocampus, with both transporters highly enriched in the molecular layer of the infrapyramidal blade of the dentate gyrus (Fig. 6E,F).
Fig. 6. Immunoreactivity for GLT-1 (A, C, E) and EAAC1 (B, D, F) in parasagittal sections of hippocampus at P1 (A, B), P10 (C, D), and P24 (E, F). GLT-1 and EAAC1 immunoreactivities were seen throughout development and into adulthood. Postnatally, GLT-1 was localized in astrocytes. EAAC1 was seen in neurons and was more enriched in pyramidal and granule cells at P10 (D). CA1 and CA3, Cornu Ammon's subfields 1 and 3; dg, dentate gyrus; H, hilus; o, stratum oriens; p, stratum pyramidale; r, stratum radiatum; lm, stratum lacuosum-moleculare; m, molecular layer; g, granular layer. Scale bar, 500 µm.[View Larger Version of this Image (195K GIF file)]
Cerebellum The cellular specificity in the expression of subtypes of glutamate transporters was uniquely observed in the developing rat cerebellar cortex (Fig. 7). At P1 and P5, specific immunorectivity for GLAST or GLT-1 was not observed in the external granular layer (Fig. 7). At P5, some cells in the Purkinje cell layer expressed GLT-1 immunoreactivity (Fig. 7F) and likely corresponded to maturing Bergmann glia, because Bergmann glial cell bodies and radial processes were distinctly immunoreactive for GLT-1 and GLAST by P10 (Fig. 7I,J). Subsets of cells in the internal granular layer were faintly immunoreactive for GLAST or GLT-1 at P5 and P10 (Fig. 7F,I). By P24, the neuropil of the molecular layer contained intense GLAST and GLT-1 immunoreactivity, and immunoreactive glial sheaths surrounded unlabeled Purkinje cell bodies (Fig. 7N). In contrast, throughout maturation and in adulthood, Purkinje cell bodies and their dendrites were intensely immunoreactive for EAAC1 and EAAT4 (Fig. 7C,D,G,H, K,L,O,P). The internal granular layer had differential patterns of expression for EAAC1 and EAAT4 in immature and mature cerebellum. As the external granular layer dissipated and as dendritic shafts and spines of Purkinje cells matured, the neuropil of the molecular layer became correspondingly more enriched in EAAC1 and EAAT4. EAAC1 and EAAT4 localization revealed that the posterior lobules of cerebellar cortex mature earlier than anterior lobules.
Fig. 7. Immunoreactivity for GLAST (A, E, I, M), GLT-1 (B, F, J, N), EAAC1 (C, G, K, O), and EAAT4 (D, H, L, P) in cerebellar cortex at P1 (A-D), P5 (E-H), P10 (I-L), and P24 (M-P). Subsets of cells, most likely developing Bergmann glia, in the Purkinje cell layer at P5 show slight GLT-1 immunoreactivity. In P10 cerebellum, fine processes of Bergmann glia are immunoreactive for GLAST and GLT-1. EAAC1 and EAAT4 are expressed in Purkinje cells from P1. EAAT4 expression in Purkinje cells began in the caudal part of the cerebellum. At P24, all four glutamate transporter subtypes are abundant in the cerebellar cortex; GLAST and GLT-1 are enriched in Bergmann glia and molecular layer, whereas EAAC1 and EAAT4 are expressed in Purkinje cells and molecular layer. dcn, Deep cerebellar nucleus; ml, molecular layer; gl, granular layer; egl and igl, external and internal granular layers, respectively; pl, Purkinje cell layer. Scale bar: A-D (P1), 400 µm; E-P (P5, P10, P24), 50 µm.[View Larger Version of this Image (150K GIF file)]
Spinal cord In embryonic spinal cord, GLT-1 and EAAC1 were the major glutamate transporters, whereas GLAST and EAAT4 were expressed and low levels (see Figs. 1B, 2, 8). The changes in the localization of GLT-1 (Fig. 8C,G,K,O,S) and EAAC1 (Fig. 8D,H,L,P,T) are shown in transverse sections of spinal cord; Nissl-stained sections are shown for neuroanatomical orientation and regional compartmentation (Fig. 8A,E,I,M,Q), and GFAP-stained sections are shown for an astrocyte phenotype marker (Fig. 8B,F,J,N,P). Intense GLT-1 immunoreactivity was seen in the white matter and dorsal horn at E15 and E18 (Fig. 8C,G), whereas GLT-1 was more enriched in astrocytes of gray matter by P24 (Fig. 8S). GFAP was initially expressed in the medioventral white matter of spinal cord between E15 and E18 (Fig. 8B,F); however, GLT-1 immunoreactivity was seen before GFAP expression. The localizations of GFAP and GLT-1 were similar after P10. EAAC1 immunoreactivity was present in dorsal root ganglia (Figs. 2C, 8D) and spinal cord gray matter from E15 to adulthood (Fig. 8) and was enriched in both dorsal and ventral horns in developing and adult spinal cord. During development and in adults, motor neurons were immunoreactive for EAAC1 but not GLAST, GLT-1, or EAAT4 (Fig. 8).
Fig. 8. Cresyl violet staining (A, E, I, M, Q) and immunoreactivity for GFAP (B, F, J, N, R), GLT-1 (C, G, K, O, S), and EAAC1 (D, H, L, P, T) in cervical spinal cord at E15 (A-D), E18 (E-H), P1 (I-L), P10 (M-P), and P24 (Q-T). GFAP was expressed at E18 in the medioventral white matter (F). Intense GLT-1 immunoreactivity was seen in white matter and dorsal horn at E15 (C) and E18 (G), although GLT-1 was more expressed in astrocytes of gray matter after P10 (O, S). EAAC1 was localized in gray matter throughout embryonic to postnatal periods. d, Dorsal horn; v, ventral horn; wm, white matter; drg, dorsal root ganglion; dct, dorsal corticospinal tract; lcn, lateral cervical nucleus. Scale bar, 500 µm.[View Larger Version of this Image (186K GIF file)]
DISCUSSION
The expression and localization of glutamate transporter protein subtypes during embryonic and postnatal development of the rat CNS were analyzed with subtype-specific antibodies to GLAST, GLT-1, EAAC1, and EAAT4. The transporter subtype specificities of these antibodies have been shown previously (Rothstein et al., 1994Comparison of glutamate transporter protein and mRNA distributions in developing CNS
Many similarities are found when comparing our data on the regional expression and localization of glutamate transporter proteins in developing rat CNS to results on glutamate transporter mRNA localization in developing mouse CNS; however, some differences are present as well (Shibata et al., 1996Glutamate transporter expression during morphogenesis
The embryonic neocortex in vertebrates consists of the ventricular, subventricular, intermediate, and marginal zones (Jacobson, 1991
Glutamatergic mechanisms are operative in undifferentiated proliferative zones during embryogenesis. Glutamate activates non-NMDA glutamate receptors in the ventricular zone (LoTurco et al., 1995 Coordinated expression of EAAC1 and GLT-1 in neonatal brain
We found that EAAC1 protein expression was greater in newborn brain compared with the level in adult brain. Furthermore, EAAC1 was enriched in striatum at a time when GLT-1 immunoreactivity was relatively low and when synaptic maturity (as determined by synaptophysin levels) was incomplete. This observation may reflect an initial phase of excessive outgrowth of dendritic branches followed by a pruning of redundant dendrites (Jacobson, 1991GLT-1 localization in white matter during late embryogenesis
Transient expression of GLT-1 was observed in white matter tracts in fetal brain and spinal cord. Several possibilities may account for this observation. GLT-1 in embryonic white matter may be in astroglia; however, in spinal cord white matter, GLT-1 enrichment preceded the enrichment of GFAP. GLT-1 may be localized in myelin sheaths of developing oligodendroglia that closely contact growing axons; however, oligodendrocytes first appear at P0 in rat optic nerve (Miller et al., 1985Differential post-translational modification of GLAST during CNS development
Neurotransmitter transporter proteins generally contain multiple consensus sites for N-linked glycosylation in the large extracellular loop (Patel, 1997Conclusion
Expression of glial glutamate transporter GLAST and GLT-1 increased with brain maturation, whereas expression of neuronal glutamate transporter EAAC1 was greater in newborn compared with adult brain. Expression of another neuronal glutamate transporter, EAAT4, increased with maturation in cerebellum. Immunohistochemically, the most dynamic changes were observed in a GLT-1 expression pattern. In the embryonic stage at E18, transient expression of GLT-1 was seen in white matter. Thus, the different subtypes of glutamate transporters are expressed in regionally distinct patterns, with glial and neuronal transporter expression appearing in a coordinated manner during CNS development.
FOOTNOTES
Received May 27, 1997; revised Aug. 15, 1997; accepted Aug. 20, 1997.
This work was funded by National Institutes of Health National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke Grants NS33958, NS36465, AG12992, and NS34100, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, The Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association, and the Cal Ripken/Lou Gehrig Fund for Neuromuscular Research.
Correspondence should be addressed to Dr. Jeffrey D. Rothstein, Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Meyer 5-119, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287-7519.
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