Soga Tomoko, Nakajima Shingo, Parhar Ishwar S
Brain Research Institute Monash Sunway (BRIMS), Jeffery Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia.
Front Neuroanat. 2021 Mar 11;14:599540. doi: 10.3389/fnana.2020.599540. eCollection 2020.
Repressor element-1 silencing transcription factor (REST) is highly expressed in the dorsal raphe where serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) neurons are located. REST works as a transcription factor for the 5-HT receptor and tryptophan hydroxylase two-gene expression. We hypothesized that REST is co-expressed in 5-HT neurons, which, if demonstrated, would be useful to understand the mechanism of 5-HT dysfunction-related disorders such as negative emotions and depression. Therefore, the present study was designed to examine the expression of the gene in the brain (forebrain, midbrain, and hindbrain) of adult male Nile tilapia () using rt-PCR. Besides, using immunocytochemistry, co-localization of the gene was examined in 5-HT neurons and with neuronal-/glial-cell markers. We found a high expression of the gene in the midbrain region of the dorsal raphe, an area of 5-HT neurons. Double-label immunocytochemistry showed neuron-specific expression of co-localized in 5-HT neurons in the dorsal and ventral parts of the periventricular pretectal nucleus, paraventricular organ, and dorsal and medial raphe nucleus. Since midbrain 5-HT neurons express REST, we speculate that REST may control 5-HT neuronal activity related to negative emotions, including depression.
抑制元件-1沉默转录因子(REST)在5-羟色胺(5-HT)能神经元所在的中缝背核中高表达。REST作为5-HT受体和色氨酸羟化酶两个基因表达的转录因子。我们推测REST在5-HT能神经元中共同表达,若得到证实,将有助于理解与5-HT功能障碍相关的疾病(如负面情绪和抑郁症)的发病机制。因此,本研究旨在利用逆转录聚合酶链反应(rt-PCR)检测成年雄性尼罗罗非鱼()大脑(前脑、中脑和后脑)中该基因的表达。此外,采用免疫细胞化学方法,检测该基因在5-HT能神经元中以及与神经元/神经胶质细胞标志物的共定位情况。我们发现在中缝背核的中脑区域(一个5-HT能神经元区域)该基因有高表达。双标免疫细胞化学显示,在室周顶盖前核、室旁器官以及中缝背核背侧和内侧部分的5-HT能神经元中,该基因呈神经元特异性表达且共定位。由于中脑5-HT能神经元表达REST,我们推测REST可能控制与包括抑郁症在内的负面情绪相关的5-HT能神经元活动。