Section on Neuroendocrinology, Program on Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, NICHD, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2010 Jan 27;314(2):170-83. doi: 10.1016/j.mce.2009.07.010. Epub 2009 Jul 19.
Microarray analysis has provided a new understanding of pineal function by identifying genes that are highly expressed in this tissue relative to other tissues and also by identifying over 600 genes that are expressed on a 24-h schedule. This effort has highlighted surprising similarity to the retina and has provided reason to explore new avenues of study including intracellular signaling, signal transduction, transcriptional cascades, thyroid/retinoic acid hormone signaling, metal biology, RNA splicing, and the role the pineal gland plays in the immune/inflammation response. The new foundation that microarray analysis has provided will broadly support future research on pineal function.
微阵列分析通过鉴定在该组织中相对于其他组织高度表达的基因,以及鉴定超过 600 个按照 24 小时时间表表达的基因,为理解松果腺功能提供了新的认识。这一努力突出了与视网膜惊人的相似性,并为探索新的研究途径提供了理由,包括细胞内信号转导、信号转导、转录级联、甲状腺/视黄酸激素信号转导、金属生物学、RNA 剪接以及松果腺在免疫/炎症反应中所起的作用。微阵列分析提供的新基础将广泛支持松果腺功能的未来研究。