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Clock Gene Daily Profiles and Their Phase Relationship in the Rat Suprachiasmatic Nucleus Are Affected by Photoperiod
Alena Sumová
Institute of Physiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Martin Já
Institute of Physiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Martin Sládek
Institute of Physiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Ivo  auman
Institute of Entomology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic,  eské Bud jovice
Helena Illnerová
Institute of Physiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Rhythmicity of the rat suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), a site of the circadian pacemaker, is affected by daylength; that is, by the photoperiod. Whereas various markers of rhythmicity have been followed, so far there have been no studies on the effect of the photoperiod on the expression of the clock genes in the rat SCN. To fill the gap and to better understand the photoperiodic modulation of the SCN state, rats were maintained either under a long photoperiod with 16 h of light and 8 h of darkness per day (LD16:8) or under a short LD8:16 photoperiod, and daily profiles of Per1, Cry1, Bmal1 and Clock mRNA in darkness were assessed by in situ hybridization method. The photoperiod affected phase, waveform, and amplitude of the rhythmic gene expression as well as phase relationship between their profiles. Under the long period, the interval of elevated Per1 mRNA lasted for a longer and that of elevated Bmal1 mRNA for a shorter time than under the short photoperiod. Under both photoperiods, the morning and the daytime Per1 and Cry1 mRNA rise as well as the morning Bmal1 mRNA decline were closely linked to the morning light onset. Amplitude of Per1, Cry1, and Bmal1 mRNA rhythms was larger under the short than under the long photoperiod. Also, under the short photoperiod, the daily Clock mRNA profile exhibited a significant rhythm. Altogether, the data indicate that the whole complex molecular clockwork in the rat SCN is photoperiod dependent and hence may differ according to the season of the year.
Key Words: circadian clock • rat • suprachiasmatic nucleus • photoperiod • Per1 • Cry1 • Bmal1 • Clock
Journal of Biological Rhythms, Vol. 18, No. 2,
134-144 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/0748730403251801
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