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Neuronal influence on peripheral circadian oscillators in pupal Drosophila prothoracic glands

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  • Eri Morioka

    (Graduate School of Innovative Life Science, University of Toyama, 3190 Gofuku, Toyama 930-8555, Japan.)

  • Akira Matsumoto

    (Juntendo University School of Medicine, 1-1 Hiraga Gakuendai, Inzai, Chiba 270-1695, Japan.)

  • Masayuki Ikeda

    (Graduate School of Innovative Life Science, University of Toyama, 3190 Gofuku, Toyama 930-8555, Japan.
    Graduate School of Science and Engineering, University of Toyama, 3190 Gofuku, Toyama 930-8555, Japan.)

Abstract

Rhythmic expression of period (per) and timeless (tim) genes in central circadian pacemaker neurons and prothoracic gland cells, part of the peripheral circadian oscillators in flies, may synergistically control eclosion rhythms, but their oscillatory profiles remain unclear. Here we show differences and interactions between peripheral and central oscillators using per-luciferase and cytosolic Ca2+ reporter (yellow cameleon) imaging in organotypic prothoracic gland cultures with or without the associated central nervous system. Isolated prothoracic gland cells exhibit light-insensitive synchronous per-transcriptional rhythms. In prothoracic gland cells associated with the central nervous system, however, per transcription is markedly amplified following 12-h light exposure, resulting in the manifestation of day–night rhythms in nuclear PER immunostaining levels and spontaneous Ca2+ spiking. Unlike PER expression, nuclear TIM expression is associated with day–night cycles that are independent of the central nervous system. These results demonstrate that photoreception and synaptic signal transduction in/from the central nervous system coordinate molecular 'gears' in endocrine oscillators to generate physiological rhythms.

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  • Eri Morioka & Akira Matsumoto & Masayuki Ikeda, 2012. "Neuronal influence on peripheral circadian oscillators in pupal Drosophila prothoracic glands," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 3(1), pages 1-11, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:3:y:2012:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms1922
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1922
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