Global daily dynamics of the pineal transcriptome

Diego M Bustos, Michael J Bailey, David Sugden, David A Carter, Martin F Rath, Morten Møller, Steven L Coon, Joan L Weller, David C Klein

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Abstract

Transcriptome profiling of the pineal gland has revealed night/day differences in the expression of a major fraction of the genes active in this tissue, with two-thirds of these being nocturnal increases. A set of over 600 transcripts exhibit two-fold to >100-fold daily differences in abundance. These changes appear to be primarily attributable to adrenergic-cyclic-AMP-dependent mechanisms, which are controlled via a neural pathway that includes the suprachiasmatic nucleus, the master circadian oscillator. In addition to melatonin synthesis, night/day differences in gene expression impact genes associated with several specialized functions, including the immune/inflammation response, photo-transduction, and thyroid hormone/retinoic acid biology. The following nonspecialized cellular features are also affected: adhesion, cell cycle/cell death, cytoskeleton, DNA modification, endothelium, growth, RNA modification, small molecule biology, transcription factors, vesicle biology, signaling involving Ca(2+), cyclic nucleotides, phospholipids, mitogen-activated protein kinases, the Wnt signaling pathway, and protein phosphorylation.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftCell and Tissue Research
Vol/bind344
Udgave nummer1
Sider (fra-til)1-11
Antal sider11
ISSN0302-766X
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 1 apr. 2011

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  • Neurobiology. gene ekspression

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