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We used immunohistochemistry to investigate the expression of spot35/calbindin-D28k (calbindin) in mouse olfactory epithelium during development. Cell stages of immunopositive olfactory cells were determined by comparing the levels of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). Calbindin-positive cells were abundant in the middle layer of the epithelium of animals before 2 weeks of age and gradually diminished during development. Only low levels were detectable near the basement membrane in the adult. Changes of calbindin-positive cells in terms of number and distribution were apparently compatible with localization changes of premature olfactory cells. PCNA overlapped calbindin in the nasal mucosa at lower magnifications on stained serial sections and immunohistochemical double staining revealed that calbindin-mmunoreactive cells were located mainly just above PCNA-immunoreactive cells in the basal layer of the epithelium. This indicated that calbindin is expressed postmitotically in immatureolfactory cells and is lost by mature cells. These findings suggest that calbindin might support the maturation of the olfactory cells, such as the projection of the neuronal processes, by stabilizing intracellular calcium ions in immature cells.
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Fujiwara, M., Nakamura, H., Kawasaki, M. et al. Expressions of a calcium-binding protein (spot35/calbind in-D28k) in mouse olfactory cells: Possible relationship to neuronal differentiation. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 254, 105–109 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01526190
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