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ArticleScientific reports2020

A high sensitivity ZENK monoclonal antibody to map neuronal activity in Aves.

Gregory Charles Nordmann, Erich Pascal Malkemper, Lukas Landler, Lyubov Ushakova, Simon Nimpf, Robert Heinen, Stefan Schuechner, Egon Ogris, David Anthony Keays

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Gregory Charles NordmannResearch Institute of Molecular Pathology, Vienna Biocenter (VBC), Campus-Vienna-Biocenter 1, 1030, Vienna, Austria.
Erich Pascal MalkemperResearch Institute of Molecular Pathology, Vienna Biocenter (VBC), Campus-Vienna-Biocenter 1, 1030, Vienna, Austria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1099-0119
Lukas LandlerResearch Institute of Molecular Pathology, Vienna Biocenter (VBC), Campus-Vienna-Biocenter 1, 1030, Vienna, Austria.
Lyubov UshakovaResearch Institute of Molecular Pathology, Vienna Biocenter (VBC), Campus-Vienna-Biocenter 1, 1030, Vienna, Austria.
Simon NimpfResearch Institute of Molecular Pathology, Vienna Biocenter (VBC), Campus-Vienna-Biocenter 1, 1030, Vienna, Austria.
Robert HeinenResearch Institute of Molecular Pathology, Vienna Biocenter (VBC), Campus-Vienna-Biocenter 1, 1030, Vienna, Austria.
Stefan SchuechnerMonoclonal Antibody Facility, Max Perutz Labs, Medical University of Vienna, Dr. Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030, Vienna, Austria.
Egon OgrisMonoclonal Antibody Facility, Max Perutz Labs, Medical University of Vienna, Dr. Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030, Vienna, Austria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5950-9264
David Anthony KeaysResearch Institute of Molecular Pathology, Vienna Biocenter (VBC), Campus-Vienna-Biocenter 1, 1030, Vienna, Austria. keays@imp.ac.at.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8343-8002
Research Institute of Molecular Pathology · ATMax Perutz Labs · AT

Funding

Austrian Science Fund FWF Y 726
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The transcription factor ZENK is an immediate early gene that has been employed as a surrogate marker to map neuronal activity in the brain. It has been used in a wide variety of species, however, commercially available antibodies have limited immunoreactivity in birds. To address this issue we generated a new mouse monoclonal antibody, 7B7-A3, raised against ZENK from the rock pigeon (Columba livia). We show that 7B7-A3 labels clZENK in both immunoblots and histological stainings with high sensitivity and selectivity for its target. Using a sound stimulation paradigm we demonstrate that 7B7-A3 can detect activity-dependent ZENK expression at key stations of the central auditory pathway of the pigeon. Finally, we compare staining efficiency across three avian species and confirm that 7B7-A3 is compatible with immunohistochemical detection of ZENK in the rock pigeon, zebra finch, and domestic chicken. Taken together, 7B7-A3 represents a useful tool for the avian neuroscience community to map functional activity in the brain.

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Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-DerivedAnimalsAuditory PathwaysBirdsBrainColumbidaeEarly Growth Response Protein 1MiceNeuronsAntibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-DerivedEarly Growth Response Protein 1Egr1 protein, mouse

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PMID31969617
PMCPMC6976653
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