期刊
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
卷 19, 期 7, 页码 1741-1748出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2004.03275.x
关键词
calbindin D-28K; circadian rhythms; in situ hybridization; networks; oscillators; pacemakers; Per1; suprachiasmatic nucleus; Syrian hamster; vasopressin
资金
- NINDS NIH HHS [R01 NS037919-04, R01 NS037919, NS37919] Funding Source: Medline
In mammals, the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) of the hypothalamus control endogenous circadian rhythms and entrainment to the environment. A core SCN region of calbindin (CalB)-containing cells is retinorecipient and the cells therein lack rhythmic expression of clock genes and electrical activity. The core is surrounded by a 'shell' of rhythmic oscillator cells. In the present experiments, we studied the spatial arrangement of oscillator cells by examining the spatial and temporal patterns of expression of the canonical clock genes Per1, Per2 and vasopressin mRNA, a clock-controlled gene. Surprisingly, in the SCN shell, the dorsomedial cells were the first to rhythmically express both Per1 and VP mRNA, with gene expression then spreading very slowly through much of the nucleus for the next 12 h then receding to baseline levels. Following a light pulse, Per expression increased after 1 h in the core SCN and after 1.5 h in the shell. Although expression in the shell occurred earlier in light-pulsed animals than in those housed in constant darkness, it still followed the same spatial and temporal expression pattern as was observed in constant darkness. The results suggest that not only is the SCN organized into light-responsive and rhythmic regions but also that the rhythmic region of the SCN itself has an ordered arrangement of SCN oscillator cells.
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