Abstract
Tuberous sclerosis (TSC), an autosomal dominant disorder, is characterized by malformations, hamartomas and tumors in various organs including the brain. TSC is genetically linked to two loci: TSC1 on chromosome 9q34 and TSC2 on 16p13.3. TSC2 has been cloned, sequenced and encodes a protein (tuberin) which functions as a tumor suppressor. We have analyzed the distribution of TSC2 mRNA and tuberin in the brains of TSC patients and non-affected individuals using both autopsy and biopsy material. High levels of transcript and protein expression were observed in choroid plexus epithelium, ependymal cells, most brainstem and spinal cord motor neurons, Purkinje cells and the external granule cell layer of the cerebellum in both TSC and control cases. Individual balloon cells from TSC patients showed very faint expression while other glia showed no expression of either transcript or tuberin. Neocortical and hippocampal neurons expressed high levels of TSC2 transcript, but only modest levels of tuberin. The internal granule cell layer of the cerebellum expressed abundant transcript but low levels of tuberin. These observations suggest either that tuberin expression is controlled at the level of both transcription and translation or the...Continue Reading
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