Figure
1.
Western blot analysis of SMN expression from rat spinal cord and chick
forebrain at different embryonic stages.
A, In rat spinal
cord, SMN expression was prominent at embryonic stages and declined
developmentally.
B, In chick forebrain,
SMN was also highly expressed at embryonic stages and declined after
birth.
A, B, Density
ratio of SMN to ß-actin is shown in the top panel. SMN was detected
with a monoclonal antibody and showed a single band at 38 kDa. ß-actin
was detected with a monoclonal antibody and showed a single band at
42 kDa, blotted on the same membrane as an internal control.