Lauren M DePoy, Kaitlyn A Petersen, Wei Zong, Kyle D Ketchesin, Ross C Matthaei, RuoFei Yin, Megan S Perez, Chelsea A Vadnie, Darius Becker-Krail, Madeline R Scott, George C Tseng, Colleen A McClung
Circadian rhythms are critical for human health and are highly conserved across species. Disruptions in these rhythms contribute to many diseases, including psychiatric disorders. Previous results suggest that circadian genes modulate behavior through specific cell types in the nucleus accumbens (NAc), particularly dopamine D1-expressing medium spiny neurons (MSNs). However, diurnal rhythms in transcript expression have not been investigated in NAc MSNs. In this study we identified and characterized rhythmic transcripts in D1- and D2-expressing neurons and compared rhythmicity results to homogenate as well as astrocyte samples taken from the NAc of male and female mice...
April 27, 2024: Molecular Psychiatry