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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-6-12
pubmed:abstractText
Melatonin biosynthesis from serotonin involves the sequential activation of the arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase (AANAT) and hydroxyindole-O-methyltransferase (HIOMT). Photoperiod synchronizes a daily rhythm in pineal and retinal melatonin secretion through controlling AANAT activity. Teleost fish possess two Aanat, one expressed in the retina (AANAT1) and the other expressed in the pineal gland (AANAT2). We report here the full-length cloning of Aanat1, Aanat2, SmHiomt and Otx5 (orthodenticle homeobox homolog 5) in the turbot (Scophthalmus maximus, Sm), a flatfish belonging to an evolutionary recent group of Teleost. The temporal expression pattern of the genes investigated is consistent with the idea that OTX5 is needed for photoreceptor specification, and that the pineal gland differentiates before the retina. SmAanat2 expression remained pineal specific during the period of time investigated, whereas SmOtx5 and SmHiomt expressions were seen in both the retina and pineal gland. Our results do not support the existence of a second SmHiomt, as is the case for SmAanat. Neither SmAanat2 nor SmHiomt mRNAs displayed cyclic accumulation in the pineal organ of embryos and larvae maintained under a light-dark cycle from fertilization onward. This is in marked contrast with the situation observed with zebrafish Aanat2, indicating that the molecular mechanisms controlling the development of the pineal melatonin system have been modified during the evolution of Teleost.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0953-816X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3047-57
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-6-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17561818-Acetylserotonin O-Methyltransferase, pubmed-meshheading:17561818-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:17561818-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17561818-Arylalkylamine N-Acetyltransferase, pubmed-meshheading:17561818-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:17561818-Circadian Rhythm, pubmed-meshheading:17561818-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:17561818-Embryo, Nonmammalian, pubmed-meshheading:17561818-Evolution, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:17561818-Flatfishes, pubmed-meshheading:17561818-Larva, pubmed-meshheading:17561818-Melatonin, pubmed-meshheading:17561818-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:17561818-Otx Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:17561818-Phylogeny, pubmed-meshheading:17561818-Pineal Gland, pubmed-meshheading:17561818-Retina, pubmed-meshheading:17561818-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:17561818-Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:17561818-Species Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:17561818-Zebrafish Proteins
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Cloning and early expression pattern of two melatonin biosynthesis enzymes in the turbot (Scophthalmus maximus).
pubmed:affiliation
Biozentrum, University of Basel, Cell and Developmental Biology, Basel, Switzerland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't