Journal of Neuroscience, Vol 7, 2041-2048, Copyright © 1987 by Society for Neuroscience
A highly abundant transcript in adult murine cerebellar granule cells contains repetitive sequences homologous to L1
H Schaal, D Goldowitz, UA Heinlein, A Unterbeck, C Ruppert, T Papenbrock, B Muller-Hill, W Vielmetter and W Wille
Cloned cDNA from adult mouse cerebellum composed of subsequences homologous
to the L1Md consensus sequence (long interspersed repetitive element "LINE"
family of the mouse) hybridizes specifically with large nuclear
poly(A)+RNAs that are highly concentrated in the murine and rat cerebellum.
These homogeneous L1-related transcripts were localized in the mouse CNS by
in situ hybridization with 3H- and biotin-labeled DNA probes. They were
found to hybridize to cerebellar granule cells specifically.