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Article Dans Une Revue Biochemical Journal Année : 1993

Transcriptional regulation of hydroxyindole O -methyltransferase in the chicken pineal gland: day/night changes and long-term effects of light and darkness

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The indolic hormone melatonin is produced by the pineal gland according to a daily rhythm. The terminal step of melatonin synthesis is catalysed by hydroxyindole O-methyltransferase (HIOMT, EC 2.1.1.4). Adaptation to constant light or darkness modifies HIOMT activity and concentration. Using a cDNA probe encoding HIOMT, we investigated the effect of environmental lighting on HIOMT gene expression in the chicken pineal gland. HIOMT mRNA levels increased by 100% in constant light as compared with constant darkness. In addition, the present study disclosed the existence of a day/night rhythm of HIOMT gene transcription, with 3-fold higher mRNA levels at midday than at midnight. This transcriptional rhythm was not accompanied by day/night changes in HIOMT concentration, probably due to a slow turnover of this protein. Unexpected darkness did not prevent the daytime rise in HIOMT mRNA levels, whereas unexpected light prevented the night-time fall in HIOMT mRNA levels. Together, the data would suggest that the day/night rhythm of HIOMT gene transcription in the chicken pineal gland involves both a response to light and the activity of a biological oscillator.

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hal-04302104 , version 1 (23-11-2023)

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Marianne Bernard, Jérôme Guerlotté, Michel Cogné, Pierre Grève, Jean-Pierre Collin, et al.. Transcriptional regulation of hydroxyindole O -methyltransferase in the chicken pineal gland: day/night changes and long-term effects of light and darkness. Biochemical Journal, 1993, 290 (3), pp.661-664. ⟨10.1042/bj2900661⟩. ⟨hal-04302104⟩

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