Expression of protein tyrosine kinase 7 and receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 2 in the brainstem of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis transgenic mice with hSODl-G93A mutation / 解剖学报

Objective To investigate the relationship between changes in protein tyrosine kinase 7 (PTK7) and receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 2 ( ROR2) expression in the brainstem and the pathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Methods Forty-four human superoxide dismutase 1( hSODl)-G93A mutant ALS transgenic mice were selected, and an equal number of wild-type littermates was used as control. The brainstems were isolated at da)' 70, day 95, day 108 and da)' 122 after birth, and the morphology of frypoglossal nucleus (12N) and nucleus of facial nerve(7N) neurons in the brainstem of the model mice were observed by Nissl staining. The mRNA and protein expression of PTK7 and ROR2 were detected by RT-PCR and Western blotting respectively, and the cellular localization and distribution of PTK7 and ROR2 in 12N and 7N were observed by immunofluorescence double-labeling technique. Results The result of Nissl staining showed that Nissl bodies in the neurons reduced distinctly with vacuolar degeneration of neurons, cell body atrophy and nuclear volume reduction in the 12N and 7N brainstems of ALS transgenic mice. RT-PCR result indicated that ROR2 and PTK7 mRNA level in the brainstem of ALS transgenic mice were up-regulated at da)' 70, da)' 95, day 108 and day 122 compared with wild-type littermates. Western blotting result showed that PTK7 protein was up-regulated at day 70, day 95, day 108 and day 122, ROR2 protein was up-regulated at day 70, day 95, day 108, and down-regulated at day 122 in the brainstem of ALS transgenic mice compared with wild-type littermates. Immunofluorescence result showed that ROR2/neuronal nuclei (NeuN)and PTK7/NeuN double positive cells, ROR2/glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and PTK7/GFAP double positive cells were observed in the 12N and 7N of the brainstem of ALS transgenic mice and wild-type mice, suggesting that ROR2 and PTK7 were expressed both in neurons and astrocytes. Conclusion PTK7 and ROR2 are abnormally expressed in the brainstem of ALS transgenic mice, which is closely related to the pathogenesis of ALS.

Expression and significance of wingless-type MMTV integration site family, member 5A/receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 2 in the rat dental follicle / 华西口腔医学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the expression of wingless-type MMTV integration site family, member 5A (Wnt5A)/receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 2 (Ror2) signal in the dental follicle cells during the normal eruption of the teeth as well as to explore the relationship between the expression of dental follicle cells and the formation of mature osteoclasts and eruption of the teeth.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The mandibulars of 1-13 d old SD rats were separated to observe the growth and develop-ment of the teeth and alveolar bone through hematoxylin-eosin(HE) staining. Ror2 and Wnt5A expressions in rat dental follicle were also observed through immunohistochemistry. Dental follicle cells from the lower first intact molar germs of 5-6-day old SD rats were separated and cultured.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>On the second day after birth, the dental follicle began to differentiate into periodontal tissues, but no obvious changes were observed in the alveolar bone one to three days after birth. On the fourth day, the number of osteoclasts increased significantly. The results of immunohistochemistry showed that Wnt5A was not significantly expressed in rat dental follicle tissues before the fourth day, but positive expression was expressed in the next day and continued to express to thirteenth days. Ror2 was expressed in the rat dental follicle at postnatal days 1-3, but weak expression was found in days 4-13.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Wnt5A and Ror2 expressions in the process of tooth eruption have specific time distributions, suggesting that these expressions may participate in the regulation of the eruption of the teeth.</p>

Comparison of minor allele frequency and haplotype frequencies for single nucleotide polymorphisms in receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 2 gene using HapMap data from Han Chinese in Beijing (CHB) and Japanese in Tokyo (JPT) / 中华流行病学杂志

Objective Single nucleotide polymorphisms(SNPs) in receptor tyrosine kinaselike orphan receptor 2 (ROR2) gene were analyzed and compared between Han Chinese in Beijing(CHB) and Japanese in Tokyo(JPT) using the HapMap data,to provide basis for SNP determination.ROR2 gene related etiologic studies were conducted in the above mentioned two populations.Methods Monotonic and un-monotonic SNPs of ROR2 gene were distinguished by Haploviewprogram.Minor allele frequency (MAF),haplotype blocks and haplotype frequencies were analyzed ineligible SNPs and tag SNPs respectively with genotyping call rate ＞80％,MAF＞1％,H-Wequilibrium (P＞0.01) and no gender difference (P＞0.05).Tag SNPs were determined under thecriteria of r2≥0.8 or logarithm of the odd score (LOD) ≥3 for pairwise eligible SNPs in CHB and JPT.Common tag SNPs for CHB and JPT were directly reported by Haploview program or being identified from those which were higly related to tag SNPs reported by haploview program under SPSS 13.0 software.Results A total of 404 common SNPs were provided for both CHB and JPT samples by HapMap,where 101 common monotonic SNPs between CHB and JPT had the common minor alleles.The common SNPs between CHB and JPT were 257.In the 257 common eligible SNPs,224 (87.2％) had common minor alleles.Among the 18 and 27 haplotype blocks identified in 257common eligible SNPs between CHB and JPT,except for 2 independent haplotype blocks identified only in JPT.Other haplotype blocks between CHB and JPT were overlapped partly or completely.A number of 50 common tag SNPs between CHB and JPT were determined and the proportions in CHB and JPT were 64.9％ and 70.4％ respectively.Conclusion Analysis of HapMap data provided an opportunity to avoid monotonic SNPs that had been included in ROR2 gene related etiologic studies.SNPs in ROR2 gene had common features in alleles,MAF,haplotype blocks and haplotype frequencies between CHB and JPT populations,which were consistent with the geographic and ethnic origins of the two populations.