論文

査読有り 責任著者 国際誌
2019年

GABA in the suprachiasmatic nucleus refines circadian output rhythms in mice.

Communications biology
  • Daisuke Ono
  • ,
  • Ken-Ichi Honma
  • ,
  • Yuchio Yanagawa
  • ,
  • Akihiro Yamanaka
  • ,
  • Sato Honma

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開始ページ
232
終了ページ
232
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1038/s42003-019-0483-6

In mammals, the circadian rhythms are regulated by the central clock located in the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), which is composed of heterogeneous neurons with various neurotransmitters. Among them an inhibitory neurotransmitter, γ-Amino-Butyric-Acid (GABA), is expressed in almost all SCN neurons, however, its role in the circadian physiology is still unclear. Here, we show that the SCN of fetal mice lacking vesicular GABA transporter (VGAT-/-) or GABA synthesizing enzyme, glutamate decarboxylase (GAD65-/-/67-/-), shows burst firings associated with large Ca2+ spikes throughout 24 hours, which spread over the entire SCN slice in synchrony. By contrast, circadian PER2 rhythms in VGAT-/- and GAD65-/-/67-/- SCN remain intact. SCN-specific VGAT deletion in adult mice dampens circadian behavior rhythm. These findings indicate that GABA in the fetal SCN is necessary for refinement of the circadian firing rhythm and, possibly, for stabilizing the output signals, but not for circadian integration of multiple cellular oscillations.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-019-0483-6
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31263776
PubMed Central
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6588595
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1038/s42003-019-0483-6
  • PubMed ID : 31263776
  • PubMed Central 記事ID : PMC6588595

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