Circadian rhythms of sorting nexin 25 in the mouse suprachiasmatic nucleus

Neurosci Lett. 2020 May 14:727:134897. doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2020.134897. Epub 2020 Mar 7.

Abstract

Entrainment of mammalian circadian rhythms requires receptor-mediated signaling in the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), the site of the master circadian pacemaker. Receptor-mediated signaling is regulated by endocytosis, indicating that endocytosis-related proteins contribute to SCN pacemaking. Sorting nexin 25 (SNX25) belongs to the sorting nexin superfamily, whose members are responsible for membrane attachment to organelles of the endocytic system. In this study, we showed that Snx25 mRNA and SNX25 protein are highly expressed and exhibit remarkable circadian rhythms in the SCN of adult mice. Expression was maximal at about zeitgeber time (ZT) 16 in the subjective night and minimal at ZT8 in the subjective day. Prominent SNX25 immunoreactivity was found in the arginine vasopressin-positive neurons of the SCN. These findings suggest that SNX25 is a new actor in endocytic signaling, perhaps contributing to the circadian pacemaking system.

Keywords: Endocytosis; G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR); Regulator of G protein signaling (RGS); Rhythmic expression.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Circadian Rhythm / physiology*
  • Endocytosis / physiology*
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Mice, Transgenic
  • Sorting Nexins / biosynthesis*
  • Suprachiasmatic Nucleus / metabolism*

Substances

  • SNX25 protein, human
  • Sorting Nexins