PMID- 12531511 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20030701 LR - 20190826 IS - 0169-328X (Print) IS - 0169-328X (Linking) VI - 109 IP - 1-2 DP - 2002 Dec 30 TI - Differential expressions of mPer1 and mPer2 mRNAs under a skeleton photoperiod and a complete light-dark cycle. PG - 11-7 AB - To investigate the molecular mechanisms in photo-entrainment of circadian rhythms, expression patterns of mouse period1 (mPer1) and mPer2 mRNAs were examined in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) and skin under a complete light-dark (LD) cycle and a corresponding skeleton photoperiod (SPP). Under the SPP, the robust daily expressions of mPer1 and mPer2 were maintained in the SCN and in the skin. A slower rise time for mPer1 mRNA expression was observed in the SPP compared with that in the LD condition both in the SCN and in the skin, although the expression pattern of mPer2 was not significantly different between the two lighting conditions. The results suggest that the expressions of mPer1 and mPer2 mRNAs are differentially regulated not only in the SCN but also in peripheral tissues. Furthermore, we propose that the persistent expression of mPer2 mRNA is required for the entrainment to the SPP. FAU - Oishi, Katsutaka AU - Oishi K AD - Clock Cell Biology Group, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Central 6, 1-1-1, Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8566, Japan. FAU - Fukui, Hiromi AU - Fukui H FAU - Sakamoto, Katsuhiko AU - Sakamoto K FAU - Miyazaki, Koyomi AU - Miyazaki K FAU - Kobayashi, Hisato AU - Kobayashi H FAU - Ishida, Norio AU - Ishida N LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - Netherlands TA - Brain Res Mol Brain Res JT - Brain research. Molecular brain research JID - 8908640 RN - 0 (Cell Cycle Proteins) RN - 0 (Nuclear Proteins) RN - 0 (Per1 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Per2 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Period Circadian Proteins) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Behavior, Animal/physiology MH - Cell Cycle Proteins MH - Circadian Rhythm/*physiology MH - Darkness MH - Gene Expression Regulation MH - Light MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Nuclear Proteins/genetics/*metabolism MH - Period Circadian Proteins MH - *Photoperiod MH - Skin/metabolism MH - Suprachiasmatic Nucleus/cytology/metabolism MH - Transcription Factors EDAT- 2003/01/18 04:00 MHDA- 2003/07/02 05:00 CRDT- 2003/01/18 04:00 PHST- 2003/01/18 04:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2003/07/02 05:00 [medline] PHST- 2003/01/18 04:00 [entrez] AID - S0169328X02004576 [pii] AID - 10.1016/s0169-328x(02)00457-6 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Brain Res Mol Brain Res. 2002 Dec 30;109(1-2):11-7. doi: 10.1016/s0169-328x(02)00457-6.