Table 2.
Expression of the Human Synuclein Genes in the Brain
| Thalamus | Subthalamic nucleus | Substantia nigra | Hippocampus | Corpus callosum | Caudate nucleus | Amygdala | |
| α | ++ | + | +++ | +++ | ++ | +++ | +++ |
| β | ++ | − | ++ | ++ | − | + | ++ |
| γ | +++ | +++ | +++ | ++ | + | ++ | +++ |
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The relative expression, determined by Northern blot analysis of different tissues, is indicated for a particular gene but cannot be compared here between genes: α- and β-synuclein (E. Leroy, pers. comm.); γ-synuclein (Lavedan et al. 1998b).
