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Carl de Luca, Timothy J. Kowalski, Yiying Zhang, Joel K. Elmquist, Charlotte Lee, Manfred W. Kilimann, Thomas Ludwig, Shun-Mei Liu, Streamson C. Chua Jr.
Published in Volume 115, Issue 12
J Clin Invest. 2005; 115(12):3484–3493 doi:10.1172/JCI24059
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Transgene expression in the ARC, VMN, DMN, and LH. In situ hybridization of LEPR-B mRNA in hypothalamic brain sections, including ARC, VMH, DMH, and LH. Counterstained sections are represented in A, C, E, and G, and in situ hybridization autoradiographic images are represented in B, D, F, and H. Genotypes are indicated. A and B represent +/+ mice, C and D represent Syn db/db mice, E and F represent Nse db/db mice, and G and H represent Nse+Syn db/db mice. In the ARC, the SYN-LEPR-B and NSE-LEPR-B transgenes and wild-type LEPR-B are all expressed in the ARC. H shows a stronger signal, probably from the additive effect of the coexpression in both transgenes within the ARC. In the DMN, VMN, and LH, there is a relatively stronger expression signal from the SYN-LEPR-B transgene (D) when compared with the NSE-LEPR-B transgene (F). The additive and complementary effect of coexpression is observed in the VMN, DMN, and LH in this brain section from Nse+Syn db/db mice (H). Magnification, ×20.