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==Serine Racemase Probe for in situ hybridization==
==Regulation of SR gene expression==
There are two approaches to examining changes in SR expression in vivo: by pharmacological manipulaton, and by characterization across development.
===Pharmacological Manipulations===
<b>MK-801: <\b> Hasimoto et al. PMID 17109841 used qRT-PCR and HPLC to detect changes in SR and DAAO in adult rat brain after acute or chronic injections of MK-801, the non-competitive NR antagonist. Changes in mRNA were only seen at 400 ug/kg and above, Very large changes (5x - 10x at 1 h, still elevated 2-3x at 4 h) were seen in all brain regions examined (striatum hippocampys, cortex, diencephalon, midbrain, pons/medulla and cerebellum (although absolute levels were lower in more caudal brain regions.) DAAO mRNA levels were decreased by MK-801 at 1 h, but increased at 4 h (and absolute levels of DAAO mRNA were high in more caudal brain regions.) DAAO showed a more dose-dependent response. Chronic MK-801 (400 ug/kg for 14 days) also increased SR mRNA (2x in forebrain) but did not affect DAAO expression. There is little discussion of the possible mechanisms, aside from pointing out that MK-801 can induce c-fos and there is an AP-1 element in the SR promoter, and a CRE element in the DAAO promoter.
==Probe for in situ hybridization==
Primer sequences taken from Yoshikawa et al., PMID 16973158
Primer sequences taken from Yoshikawa et al., PMID 16973158