Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series:; GSE4238: rhythmic transcriptome in the murine wt adrenal; GSE4239: Transcriptome regulation in the adrenal gland of circadian clock deficient Per2Cry1 double mutant mice Experiment Overall Design: Refer to individual Series
Project description:This array set was used to determine clock regulated genes in the adrenal gland that are not necessarily rhythmic but still controlled by the circadian TTL. Experiment Overall Design: LD entrained animals were released into DD and whole adrenal glands were dissected at the 46/54 h specified time points after lights off.
Project description:This array set was used to determine clock regulated genes in the adrenal gland that are not necessarily rhythmic but still controlled by the circadian TTL. Keywords: comparative genomic hybridization / time series
Project description:In mammals, the circadian clock consists of transcriptional and translational feedback loops through DNA cis-elements such as E-box and RRE. In this study, we established mutant mice deficient for rhythmic transcription of Bmal1 gene by deleting its upstream RRE elements. We observed apparently normal circadian rhythms in the mutant, but the circadian period and amplitude of the mutants were more susceptible to disturbance of CRY1 protein rhythm. Our findings demonstrate that the RRE-mediated feedback regulation of Bmal1 underpins the E-box-mediated rhythm in cooperation with CRY1-dependent posttranslational regulation of BMAL1 protein, thereby conferring the perturbation-resistant oscillation and chronologically organized output of the circadian clock.
Project description:Molecular analysis of circadian rhythm in mice. Liver tissue of wildtype, Clock mutant and Cry deficient C57BL/6 8- to 10-week-old male mice examined. Keywords = circadian rhythm Keywords: other
Project description:The ocular circadian clock has been thought to be regulated primarily by environmental light. In many peripheral tissues, however, circadian clocks are influenced by temporal information conveyed by adrenal glucocorticoids, while glucocorticoid-dependent regulation of the eye clock, a light-receptive organ, has remained unclear. To investigate this mechanism, we generated retina-specific Nr3c1 (glucocorticoid receptor; GR) knockout mice by crossing Chx10-Cre mice, in which Cre-recombinase is driven by the Chx10 promoter expressed in the developing optic cup, with Nr3c1 flox/flox mice. Using these mice, we performed time-course tissue collection under constant dark conditions followed by time-series RNA-seq analysis. The analysis showed that many rhythmic genes detected in control retina were lost in retina-specific Nr3c1-deficient mice, suggesting that glucocorticoid signaling contributes to rhythmic retinal gene expression.
Project description:The ocular circadian clock has been thought to be regulated primarily by environmental light. In many peripheral tissues, however, circadian clocks are influenced by temporal information conveyed by adrenal glucocorticoids, while glucocorticoid-dependent regulation of the eye clock, a light-receptive organ, has remained unclear. To investigate this mechanism, we generated retina-specific Nr3c1 (glucocorticoid receptor; GR) knockout mice by crossing Chx10-Cre mice, in which Cre-recombinase is driven by the Chx10 promoter expressed in the developing optic cup, with Nr3c1 flox/flox mice. Using these mice, we performed time-course tissue collection under light-dark conditions followed by time-series RNA-seq analysis. The analysis showed that many rhythmic genes detected in control retina were lost in retina-specific Nr3c1-deficient mice, suggesting that glucocorticoid signaling contributes to rhythmic retinal gene expression.
Project description:Salivary gland hypofunction is a common adverse effect during and after radiotherapy of head and neck cancers, resulting in the dry mouth syndrome called xerostomia. Previous studies suggested that the functionality of the salivary gland is under the regulation of the circadian clock, however, the extent and scope of this regulation remains unexplored. Here, we profiled the diurnal fluctuation of gene expression in the mouse submandibular salivary gland. We further analyzed the regulatory role of key circadian transcription factors Bmal1, Nr1d1 (Rev-erba), and Dbp, which revealed a wide range of potential down-stream target genes. The circadian clock was disrupted upon irradiation, as revealed by gene expression analysis. We propose that the mechanism of salivary gland hypofunction in radiotherapy involves perturbation of the circadian clock.
Project description:Molecular analysis of circadian rhythm in mice. Liver tissue of wildtype, Clock mutant and Cry deficient C57BL/6 8- to 10-week-old male mice examined.
