Cold-induced suspension and resetting of Ca2+ and transcriptional rhythms in the suprachiasmatic nucleus neurons

Autor: Ryosuke Enoki, Naohiro Kon, Kimiko Shimizu, Kenta Kobayashi, Sota Hiro, Ching-Pu Chang, Tatsuto Nakane, Hirokazu Ishii, Joe Sakamoto, Yoshifumi Yamaguchi, Tomomi Nemoto
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: iScience, Vol 26, Iss 12, Pp 108390- (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2589-0042
DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.108390
Popis: Summary: Does the circadian clock keep running under such hypothermic states as daily torpor and hibernation? This fundamental question has been a research subject for decades but has remained unsettled. We addressed this subject by monitoring the circadian rhythm of clock gene transcription and intracellular Ca2+ in the neurons of the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), master circadian clock, in vitro under a cold environment. We discovered that the transcriptional and Ca2+ rhythms are maintained at 22°C–28°C, but suspended at 15°C, accompanied by a large Ca2+ increase. Rewarming instantly resets the Ca2+ rhythms, while transcriptional rhythms reach a stable phase after the transient state and recover their phase relationship with the Ca2+ rhythm. We conclude that SCN neurons remain functional under moderate hypothermia but stop ticking in deep hypothermia and that the rhythms reset after rewarming. These data also indicate that stable Ca2+ oscillation precedes clock gene transcriptional rhythms in SCN neurons.
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