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Circadian Regulation of Olfactory Receptor Neurons in the Cockroach Antenna

A.S.M. Saifullah

Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee

Terry L. Page

Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, Terry.L.Page{at}Vanderbilt.Edu

In the cockroach, olfactory sensitivity as measured by the amplitude of the electroantennogram (EAG) is regulated by the circadian system. We wished to determine how this rhythm in antennal response was reflected in the activity of individual olfactory receptor neurons. The amplitude of the EAG and the activity of olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs) in single olfactory sensilla were recorded simultaneously for 3 to 5 days in constant darkness from an antenna of the cockroach Leucophaea maderae. Both EAG amplitude and the spike frequency of the ORNs exhibited circadian rhythms with peak amplitude/activity occurring in the subjective day. The phases of the rhythms were dependent on the phase of the prior light cycle and thus were entrainable by light. Ablation of the optic lobes abolished the rhythm in EAG amplitude as has been previously reported. In contrast, the rhythm in ORN response persisted following surgery. These results indicated that a circadian clock outside the optic lobes can regulate the responses of olfactory receptor neurons and further that this modulation of the ORN response is not dependent on the circadian rhythm in EAG amplitude.

Key Words: Leucophaea maderae • circadian rhythm • cockroach • electroantennogram • olfactory receptors

Journal of Biological Rhythms, Vol. 24, No. 2, 144-152 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0748730408331166
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