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Phase misalignment between suprachiasmatic neuronal oscillators impairs photic behavioral phase shifts but not photic induction of gene expression.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20881133     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The ability of the circadian pacemaker within the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) to respond to light stimulation in a phase-specific manner constitutes the basis for photic entrainment of circadian rhythms. The neural basis for this phase specificity is unclear. We asked whether a lack of synchrony between SCN neurons, as reflected in phase misalignment between dorsomedial (dmSCN) and ventrolateral (vlSCN) neuronal oscillators in the rat, would impact the ability of the pacemaker to respond to phase-resetting light pulses. Light pulses delivered at maximal phase misalignment between the vlSCN and dmSCN oscillators increased expression of Per1 mRNA, regardless of the circadian phase of the dmSCN. However, phase shifts of locomotor activity were only observed when the vlSCN and dmSCN were phase aligned at the time of stimulation. Our results fit a model in which a vlSCN oscillator phase gates its own response to light and in turn relays light information to a dmSCN oscillator. This model predicts that the phase misalignment that results from circadian internal desynchronization could preserve the ability of light to induce gene expression within the master circadian clock but impair its ability to induce behavioral phase shifts.
Authors:
Michael D Schwartz; Seth Congdon; Horacio O de la Iglesia
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience     Volume:  30     ISSN:  1529-2401     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Neurosci.     Publication Date:  2010 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-09-30     Completed Date:  2010-10-25     Revised Date:  2011-09-26    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8102140     Medline TA:  J Neurosci     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  13150-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Biology and Program of Neurobiology and Behavior, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Behavior, Animal / physiology,  radiation effects
Biological Clocks / genetics*,  radiation effects
Circadian Rhythm / genetics*,  radiation effects
Gene Expression Regulation / radiation effects
Light*
Male
Motor Activity / genetics,  radiation effects
Neural Pathways / cytology,  metabolism,  radiation effects
Neurons / metabolism*,  radiation effects
Photic Stimulation / methods*
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Suprachiasmatic Nucleus / cytology,  metabolism*,  radiation effects
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01 MH075016-04/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; R01MH075016/MH/NIMH NIH HHS
Comments/Corrections
Erratum In:
J Neurosci. 2010 Oct 20;30(42):14284

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