Casein Kinase 1 Delta (CK1δ) Regulates Period Length of the Mouse Suprachiasmatic Circadian Clock In Vitro
Casein Kinase 1 Delta (CK1δ) Regulates Period Length of the Mouse Suprachiasmatic Circadian Clock In Vitro
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DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0010303
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发表时间:
2010-04-22
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影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
Weaver, David R.
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作者:
Etchegaray, Jean-Pierre;Yu, Elizabeth A.;Weaver, David R.
Background: Casein kinase 1 delta (CK1 delta) plays a more prominent role in the regulation of circadian cycle length than its homologue casein kinase 1 epsilon (CK1 epsilon) in peripheral tissues such as liver and embryonic fibroblasts. Mice lacking CK1 delta die shortly after birth, so it has not been possible to assess the impact of loss of CK1 delta on behavioral rhythms controlled by the master circadian oscillator in the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN).Methodology/Principal Findings: In the present study, mPER2::LUCIFERASE bioluminescence rhythms were monitored from SCN explants collected from neonatal mice. The data demonstrate that SCN explants from neonatal CK1 delta-deficient mice oscillate, but with a longer circadian period than littermate controls. The cycle length of rhythms recorded from neonatal SCN explants of CK1 epsilon-deficient mice did not differ from control explants.Conclusions/Significance: The results indicate that CK1 delta plays a more prominent role than CK1 epsilon in the maintenance of 24-hour rhythms in the master circadian oscillator.