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Circadian rhythms in isolated brain regions

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Abe, Michikazu, Herzog, Erik D., Yamazaki, Shin, Straume, Marty, Tei, Hajime, Sakaki, Yoshiyuki, Menaker, Michael, Block, Gene D.·2002·The Journal of Neuroscience

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The suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the mammalian hypothalamus has been referred to as the master circadian pacemaker that drives daily rhythms in behavior and physiology. There is, however, evidence for extra-SCN circadian oscillators. Neural tissues cultured from rats carrying the Per-luciferase transgene were used to monitor the intrinsic Per1 expression patterns in different brain areas and their response to changes in the light cycle. Although many Per-expressing brain areas were arrhythmic in culture, 14 of the 27 areas examined were rhythmic. The pineal and pituitary glands both expressed rhythms that persisted for >3 d in vitro, with peak expression during the subjective night. Nuclei in the olfactory bulb and the ventral hypothalamus expressed rhythmicity with peak expression at night, whereas other brain areas were either weakly rhythmic and peaked at night, or arrhythmic. After a 6 hr advance or delay in the light cycle, the pineal, paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, and arcuate nucleus each adjusted the phase of their rhythmicity with different kinetics. Together, these results indicate that the brain contains multiple, damped circadian oscillators outside the SCN. The phasing of these oscillators to one another may play a critical role in coordinating brain activity and its adjustment to changes in the light cycle.

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Authors
Abe, M., Herzog, E. D., Yamazaki, S., Straume, M., Tei, H., Sakaki, Y., Menaker, M., & Block, G. D.
Affiliations
  • U.S. National Science Foundation (US)
  • Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo (JP)
Venue
The Journal of Neuroscience
Published
2002-01-01
Volume
22
Issue
1
Pages
350-356
ISSN
  • 0270-6474 (ISSN-L)
  • 1529-2401
OpenAlex
W2104011097
Cited by
681
References
37
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FWCI
10.43
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of Neuroscience (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Science Foundation (8920162)
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH062517, R01MH62517)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
Keywords
circadian rhythm, suprachiasmatic nucleus, pineal gland, paraventricular nucleus, arcuate nucleus, olfactory bulb, ventral hypothalamus, phase resetting
MeSH terms
Animals, Arcuate Nucleus of Hypothalamus, Biological Clocks, Brain, Cells, Cultured, Circadian Rhythm, Female, Colforsin, Luciferases, Male, Nuclear Proteins, Organ Specificity, Paraventricular Hypothalamic Nucleus, Periodicity, Pineal Gland, Pituitary Gland, Suprachiasmatic Nucleus, Gene Expression, Photoperiod, Genes, Reporter, Cell Cycle Proteins, Transgenes, Animals, Genetically Modified, Rats, Period Circadian Proteins, In Vitro Techniques

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