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Fos in the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus of House Mouse Lines That Reveal a Different Phase-Delay Response to the Same Light Pulse

Ramya Chari

Department of Biology, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753, USA

Abel Bult

Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, P.O. Box 757000, Fairbanks, AK 99775-7000, USA

Increased light intensity of a 5-min light pulse is positively correlated with Fos mRNA and Fos protein levels in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of hamsters. These findings suggest that the level of Fos activation is proportional to the light intensity and that the magnitude of the phase-shift response depends on the level of Fos activation. However, to what extent different phase-delay responses to the same light pulse are mediated by differential Fos activation is unknown. To elucidate this, the authors used selected house mouse lines that reveal an almost threefold difference in phase-delay responses in constant darkness (DD) between circadian time (CT) 16 and CT 20 to the same light pulse. The authors measured wheel-running activity and subjected male mice of these lines to a 15-min light pulse at CT 16 after 2 weeks in DD. The behavioral response was measured and 10 to 12 days later the animals were again subjected to the same light pulse at CT 16. One hour after the start of the second light pulse, the animals were sacrificed for Fos immunocytochemistry. Results indicate a significant difference between the lines in the phase-delay response (F_2,26 = 5.112, p < 0.017) and the level of Fos activation (F_2,26 = 27.15, p < 0.0001) after a 15-min light pulse at CT 16. These findings support the hypothesis that the magnitude of the phase-delay response is proportional to the number of cells in the SCN that exhibit Fos induction after the same 15-min light pulse at CT 16 in DD. It also indicates a possible difference in the input pathways among the lines.

Key Words: Fos • suprachiasmatic • phase shift • circadian rhythms • house mouse • light

Journal of Biological Rhythms, Vol. 15, No. 2, 95-102 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/074873040001500203


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