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BRAIN RESEARCH MOLECULAR BRAIN RESEARCH VOL. 37 NOS. 1,2 CONTENTS APRIL 1996 Cited in Biological Abstracts (BIOSIS) — Chem. Abstracts — Index Medicus (MEDLINE) — Current Contents (Life Sci.) - Excerpta Medica (EMBASE) - Psychological Abstracts (PsycINFO) — Pascal et Francis (INIST-CNRS) — RIS (Reference Update) — Current Awareness in Biological Science (CABS) Publisher’s Note Guidelines for submission of manuscripts Research report Characterization of chicken protein tyrosine phosphatase a and its expression in the central nervous system K.S. Fang, M. Martins-Green, L.T. Williams and H. Hanafusa (USA) l Corticosteroid actions on the expression of kainate receptor subunit mRNAs in rat hippocampus M. Joéls, A. Bosma, H. Hendriksen, P. Diegenbach and W. Kamphuis (The Netherlands) 15 Photic regulation of c-fos gene expression in the suprachiasmatic nucleus and the circadian rhythm of photosensitivity in the mink L. Boissin-Agasse, J.-M. Blanchard, C. Escot, F. Fuminier, G. Roch and J. Boissin (France) 21 Immortalization of neuroendocrine pinealocytes from transgenic mice by targeted tumorigenesig using the tryptophan hydroxylase promoter J.H. Son, J.H. Chung, S.O. Huh, D.H. Park, C. Peng, M.G. Rosenblum, Y.I. Chung and T.H. Joh (USA, South Korea) 32 Characterization of an L-type calcium channel expressed by human retinal Miiller (glial) cells D.G. Puro, J.-J. Hwang, O.-J. Kwon and H. Chin (USA) 41 Differential subcellular localization of SNAP-25a and SNAP-25b RNA transcripts in spinal motoneurons and plasticity in expression after nerve injury G. Jacobsson, F. Piehl, I1.C. Bark, X. Zhang and B. Meister (Sweden, China) 49 Cloning of focal adhesion kinase, pp125***, from rat brain reveals multiple transcripts with different patterns of expression F. Burgaya and J.-A. Girault (France) 63 Sequence analysis and immunolocalisation of phosphatidylethanolamine binding protein (PBP) in human brain tissue C. Moore, A.C.F. Perry, S. Love and L. Hall (UK) 74 Chromosomal localization of the neurological mouse mutations tottering (tg), Purkinje cell degeneration ( pcd), and nervous (nr) D.B. Campbell and E.J. Hess (USA) 79 Sense and antisense transcripts of the developmentally regulated murine hsp70.2 gene are expressed in distinct and only partially overlapping areas in the adult brain A.K. Murashov and D.J. Wolgemuth (USA) 85 Characterization of the structure and function of the gene for transcription factor BF-1, an essential regulator of forebrain development H. Li, W. Tao and E. Lai (USA) 96 Fenfluramine-induced activation of the immediate-early gene c-fos in the striatum: possible interaction between serotonin and dopamine C. Rouillard, S. Bovetto, J. Gervais and D. Richard (Canada) 105 Channel activators reduce the expression of sodium channel a-subunit mRNA in developing neurons A. Lara, B. Dargent, F. Julien, G. Alcaraz, N. Tricaud, F. Couraud and E. Jover (France) 116 Protein kinase C isoforms and cell proliferation in neuroblastoma cells H. Cabedo, M.-D. Mifiana, E. Grau, V. Felipo and S. Grisolia (Spain) 125 Regionally and temporally distinct patterns of induction of c-fos, c-jun and junB mRNAs following experimental brain injury in the rat R. Raghupathi and T.K. McIntosh (USA) 134 Radial maze performance, open-field and elevated plus-maze behaviors in Fyn-kinase deficient mice: Further evidence for increased fearfulness T. Miyakawa, T. Yagi, A. Kagiyama and H. Niki (Japan) 145 Two types of amyloid precursor protein (APP) mRNA in rat glioma cell lines: Upregulation via a cyclic AMP-dependent pathway G. Gegelashvili, E. Bock, A. Schousboe and D. Linnemann (Denmark) 151 Use of a high stringency differential display screen for identification of retinal mRNAs that are regulated by a circadian clock C.B. Green and J.C. Besharse (USA) 157 Regenerating sensory neurones of diabetic rats express reduced levels of mRNA for GAP-43, y-preprotachykinin and the nerve growth factor receptors, trkA and p75NGFR K. Maeda, P. Fernyhough and D.R. Tomlinson (UK) 166 Age-related changes in the expression of corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor mRNA in the rat pituitary S. Ceccatelli, L. Calz4 and L. Giardino (Sweden, Italy) 175 Metabolism of neuropeptide Y and calcitonin gene-related peptide by cultivated neurons and glial cells R. Ludwig, J. Feindt, R. Lucius, A. Petersen and R. Mentlein (Germany) 181 Localization of AT, angiotensin II receptor gene expression in rat brain by in situ hybridization histochemistry O. Jéhren, T. Inagami and J.M. Saavedra (USA) 192 (contents continued on p. 336) 0169-328X( 199604 )37:1/2;1-B 336 (contents continued) Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) protein induction in rat brain following focal ischemia T. Nimura, P.R. Weinstein, S.M. Massa, S. Panter and F.R. Sharp (USA) 201 Partial striatal dopamine depletion differentially affects striatal substance P and enkephalin messenger RNA expression L.K. Nisenbaum, W.R. Crowley and S.T. Kitai (USA) 209 Widespread brain distribution of mRNA encoding the orphan neurotransmitter transporter v7-3 K. Inoue, K. Sato, M. Tohyama, S. Shimada and G.R. Uhl (Japan, USA) 217 Transcription factors in primary glial cultures: changes with neuronal interactions K.R. Pennypacker, J.S. Hong, S.B. Mullis, P.M. Hudson and M.K. McMillian (USA) 224 Glucocorticoid interactions with ethanol effects on depolarization-induced calcium influx in brain synaptosomes P.Y. Sze (USA) 231 Molecular characterization and localization of human metabotropic glutamate receptor type 4 A. Makoff, R. Lelchuk, M. Oxer, K. Harrington and P. Emson (UK) 239 Analysis of interaction sites in homo- and heteromeric complexes containing Bcl-2 family members and the cellular prion protein C. Kurschner and J.I. Morgan (USA) 249 Modulation by 5-hydroxytryptamine of the somatostatin receptor—effector system and somatostatin levels in rat brain G. Mufioz-Acedo and E. Arilla (Spain) 259 Structure, localization and action of a novel inhibitory neuropeptide involved in the feeding of Lymnaea K.W. Li, J. Van Minnen, P.A. Van Veelen, J. Van der Greef and W.P.M. Geraerts (The Netherlands) 267 Up-regulation of cystatin C by microglia in the rat facial nucleus following axotomy T. Miyake, Y. Gahara, M. Nakayama, H. Yamada, K.-I. Uwabe and T. Kitamura (Japan) 273 BDNF increases the expression of neuropeptide Y mRNA and promotes differentiation /maturation of neuropeptide Y-positive cultured cortical neurons from embryonic and postnatal rats N. Takei, K. Sasaoka, H. Higuchi, Y. Endo and H. Hatanaka (Japan) 283 The endogenous benzodiazepine receptor ligand ODN increases cytosolic calcium in cultured rat astrocytes M. Lamacz, M.-C. Tonon, F. Smih-Rouet, C. Patte, P. Gasque, M. Fontaine and H. Vaudry (France) 290 Rat C6 and human astrocytic tumor cells express a neuronal type of glutamate transporter T.P. Palos, B. Ramachandran, R. Boado and B.D. Howard (USA) 297 Kainate, GABA, and NMDA receptors in Xenopus oocytes expressing mRNA from the cortex of mice kindled with FG 7142 E. Lewin and V. Bleck (USA) 304 Neuronal and glial localization of two GABA transporters (GAT1 and GAT3) in the rat cerebellum A. Itouji, N. Sakai, C. Tanaka and N. Saito (Japan) 309 Short communications Co-expression of two gene products in the CNS using double-cassette defective herpes simplex virus vectors K.C. New and S.D. Rabkin (USA) 317 Glucocorticoid upregulation of glutamate dehydrogenase gene expression in vitro in astrocytes H. Hardin-Pouzet, P. Giraudon, M.F. Belin and M. Didier-Bazes (France) 324 Enhanced gene expression for phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase in the hypoglossal motoneurons following axonal crush Y. Ito, H. Sakagami and H. Kondo (Japan) 329 Author Index 333