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BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
卷 449, 期 4, 页码 412-418出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.05.059
关键词
Planarian; Dopamine transporter; Spontaneous locomotion; Methamphetamine
资金
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of japan (MEXT) [A06]
- SRF
- JSPS
- MEXT-Supported Program
The freshwater planarian Dugesia japonica has a simple central nervous system (CNS) and can regenerate complete organs, even a functional brain. Recent studies demonstrated that there is a great variety of neuronal-related genes, specifically expressed in several domains of the planarian brain. We identified a planarian dat gene, named it D. japonica dopamine transporter (Djdat), and analyzed its expression and function. Both in situ hybridization and immunofluorescence revealed that localization of Djdat mRNA and protein was the same as that of D. japonica tyrosine hydroxylase (DjTH). Although, dopamine (DA) content in Djdat(RNAi) planarians was not altered, Djdat(RNAi) planarians showed increased spontaneous locomotion. The hyperactivity in the Djdat(RNAi) planarians was significantly suppressed by SCH23390 or sulpiride pretreatment, which are D-1 or D-2 receptor antagonists, respectively. These results suggest that planarians have a Djdat ortholog and the ability to regulate dopaminergic neurotransmission and association with spontaneous locomotion. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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