[HTML][HTML] Indication of circadian oscillations in the rat pancreas

E Mühlbauer, S Wolgast, U Finckh, D Peschke… - FEBS letters, 2004 - Elsevier
E Mühlbauer, S Wolgast, U Finckh, D Peschke, E Peschke
FEBS letters, 2004Elsevier
The central circadian oscillator of the suprachiasmatic nucleus controls diurnal rhythmicity of
the body with light as its dominant zeitgeber. Recently, peripheral oscillators have been
detected in liver and heart, which follow as yet unidentified cues. In this study real-time
reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was used in analysis of the
expression of the major clock genes Per1, Per2, Bmal1, Cry1, Tim (timeless) and Clock, as
well as of the output genes Dbp and Rev-erbα in the pancreatic tissue of rats. The results …
The central circadian oscillator of the suprachiasmatic nucleus controls diurnal rhythmicity of the body with light as its dominant zeitgeber. Recently, peripheral oscillators have been detected in liver and heart, which follow as yet unidentified cues. In this study real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was used in analysis of the expression of the major clock genes Per1, Per2, Bmal1, Cry1, Tim (timeless) and Clock, as well as of the output genes Dbp and Rev-erbα in the pancreatic tissue of rats. The results presented here indicate a robust circadian expression of clock genes (e.g. Per1 and Bmal1) and the probable existence of a peripheral oscillator in the pancreas. Whether this oscillator regulates the diverse functions of the islets of Langerhans remains to be elucidated.
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