Thyroid hormone and adrenergic signaling interact to control pineal expression of the dopamine receptor D4 gene (Drd4)
- Title
- Thyroid hormone and adrenergic signaling interact to control pineal expression of the dopamine receptor D4 gene (Drd4)
- Authors
- Kim, JS; Bailey, MJ; Weller, JL; Sugden, D; Rath, MF; Moller, M; Klein, DC; null
- Date Issued
- 2010-01
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
- Abstract
- Dopamine plays diverse and important roles in vertebrate biology, impacting behavior and physiology through actions mediated by specific G-protein-coupled receptors, one of which is the dopamine receptor D4 (Drd4). Here we present studies on the >100-fold daily rhythm in rat pineal Drd4 expression. Our studies indicate that Drd4 is the dominant dopamine receptor gene expressed in the pineal gland. The gene is expressed in pinealocytes at levels which are similar to 100-fold greater than in other tissues, except the retina, in which transcript levels are similar. Pineal Drd4 expression is circadian in nature and under photoneural control. Whereas most rhythmically expressed genes in the pineal are controlled by adrenergic/cAMP signaling, Drd4 expression also requires thyroid hormone. This advance raises the questions of whether Drd4 expression is regulated by this mechanism in other systems and whether thyroid hormone controls expression of other genes in the pineal gland. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
- Keywords
- Drd4; Thyroid hormone; Pineal gland; cAMP; Norepinephrine; Circadian; N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE ACTIVITY; PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS AREA; II IODOTHYRONINE DEIODINASE; RAT PINEAL; CIRCADIAN EXPRESSION; MELATONIN SYNTHESIS; MESSENGER-RNA; PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; NOCTURNAL INCREASE; D-4 RECEPTORS
- URI
- https://oasis.postech.ac.kr/handle/2014.oak/27765
- DOI
- 10.1016/J.MCE.2009.05.013
- ISSN
- 0303-7207
- Article Type
- Article
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