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The c-FOS Protein Immunohistological Detection: A Useful Tool As a Marker of Central Pathways Involved in Specific Physiological Responses In Vivo and Ex Vivo
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2016
Here, we present a protocol based on c-FOS protein immunohistological detection, a classical technique used for the identification of neuronal populations involved in specific physiological responses in vivo and ex vivo.
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Simultaneous Detection of c-Fos Activation from Mesolimbic and Mesocortical Dopamine Reward Sites Following Naive Sugar and Fat Ingestion in Rats
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2016
The goal of this study is to identify reward-related distributed brain networks by delineating a reliable immunohistological technique using cellular c-fos activation to measure simultaneous changes in dopamine pathways and terminal sites after novel ingestion of fat and sugar in rats.
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Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting (FACS) and Gene Expression Analysis of Fos-expressing Neurons from Fresh and Frozen Rat Brain Tissue
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2016
Here we present a Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting (FACS) protocol to study molecular alterations in Fos-expressing neuronal ensembles from both fresh and frozen brain tissue. The use of frozen tissue allows FACS isolation of many brain areas over multiple sessions to maximize the use of valuable animal subjects.
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Methods for Evaluating the Role of c-Fos and Dusp1 in Oncogene Dependence
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2019
Here, we describe protocols for the genetic and chemical validation of c-Fos and Dusp1 as a drug target in leukemia using in vitro and in vivo genetic and humanized mouse models. This method can be applied to any target for genetic validation and therapeutic development.
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Green Fluorescent Protein-based Expression Screening of Membrane Proteins in Escherichia coli
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2015
A streamlined approach to screening for the expression of recombinant membrane proteins in Escherichia coli based on fusion to green fluorescent protein is presented.
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Fos expression links an incoming neural signal to changes in gene regulation through a two-stage molecular sequence. Cellular stimulation activates intracellular pathways that induce Fos production. Newly produced Fos partners with Jun proteins, and the resulting AP-1 complex binds DNA to regulate genes involved in cellular responses. This mechanism explains how neural events can influence subsequent changes in neuronal function.
Because Fos protein is short-lived, its abundance changes within a limited period after cellular stimulation. That transient response allows measurements to associate Fos-positive cells with a recent sensory experience, behavior, learning event, or injury. The timing of analysis therefore matters: the signal is most informative when interpreted in relation to the event being studied rather than as a permanent feature of the neuron.
Jun proteins provide the binding partner that allows Fos to form the AP-1 complex. AP-1 then binds DNA and regulates genes involved in cellular responses. This partnership places Fos within a broader transcriptional mechanism rather than treating it as an isolated activity signal. Consequently, measuring Fos connects neural stimulation with the gene-regulatory processes that follow it.
Researchers can examine Fos protein after a defined sensory experience, behavior, learning event, or injury by using immunohistochemistry or related methods. These approaches reveal which brain regions and cell populations show the molecular response. Comparing the resulting distribution with the experimental event helps investigators relate a stimulus or behavior to the neural circuits engaged during it.
Immunohistochemistry can show the anatomical distribution of Fos protein across brain tissue. Its results help identify regions and cell populations engaged by a particular experience or condition, rather than limiting analysis to a general whole-brain response. This spatial information supports investigations of circuit function by showing where activity-linked gene regulation is associated with the studied event.
Fos protein is useful when researchers want to connect neural activity with sensory experiences, behavior, learning, or injury. Measuring its expression can indicate which brain regions and cell populations responded during those conditions. The approach is especially informative for mapping activity-related patterns across tissue and for relating those patterns to the function of neural circuits.
Fos protein analysis provides a molecular link between an activated neural circuit and changes in gene regulation. By examining Fos expression after behavior, learning, or other stimulation, researchers can identify the regions and cell populations engaged in processes associated with circuit function and plasticity. This helps connect observed neural activity with cellular responses that may accompany experience-related change.