RRC ID 12115
著者 Amo R, Aizawa H, Takahoko M, Kobayashi M, Takahashi R, Aoki T, Okamoto H.
タイトル Identification of the zebrafish ventral habenula as a homolog of the mammalian lateral habenula.
ジャーナル J Neurosci
Abstract The mammalian habenula consists of the medial and lateral habenulae. Recent behavioral and electrophysiological studies suggested that the lateral habenula plays a pivotal role in controlling motor and cognitive behaviors by influencing the activity of dopaminergic and serotonergic neurons. Despite the functional significance, manipulating neural activity in this pathway remains difficult because of the absence of a genetically accessible animal model such as zebrafish. To address the level of lateral habenula conservation in zebrafish, we applied the tract-tracing technique to GFP (green fluorescent protein)-expressing transgenic zebrafish to identify habenular neurons that project to the raphe nuclei, a major target of the mammalian lateral habenula. Axonal tracing in live and fixed fish showed projection of zebrafish ventral habenula axons to the ventral part of the median raphe, but not to the interpeduncular nucleus where the dorsal habenula projected. The ventral habenula expressed protocadherin 10a, a specific marker of the rat lateral habenula, whereas the dorsal habenula showed no such expression. Gene expression analyses revealed that the ventromedially positioned ventral habenula in the adult originated from the region of primordium lateral to the dorsal habenula during development. This suggested that zebrafish habenulae emerge during development with mediolateral orientation similar to that of the mammalian medial and lateral habenulae. These findings indicated that the lateral habenular pathways are evolutionarily conserved pathways and might control adaptive behaviors in vertebrates through the regulation of monoaminergic activities.
巻・号 30(4)
ページ 1566-74
公開日 2010-1-27
DOI 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3690-09.2010
PII 30/4/1566
PMID 20107084
PMC PMC6633804
MeSH Adaptation, Physiological / physiology Animals Animals, Genetically Modified Axons / metabolism Axons / ultrastructure Biogenic Monoamines / metabolism Biological Evolution Biomarkers Body Patterning / genetics Brain Stem / cytology Brain Stem / metabolism Cadherins / metabolism Carbocyanines Dopamine / metabolism Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental / genetics Habenula / cytology* Habenula / embryology Habenula / metabolism Mice Mice, Inbred C57BL Nerve Tissue Proteins / genetics Nerve Tissue Proteins / metabolism Neural Pathways / cytology* Neural Pathways / metabolism Neuroanatomical Tract-Tracing Techniques / methods Protocadherins Raphe Nuclei / cytology* Raphe Nuclei / metabolism Rats Rats, Long-Evans Serotonin / metabolism Species Specificity Zebrafish / anatomy & histology* Zebrafish / physiology Zebrafish Proteins / metabolism
IF 5.674
引用数 130
WOS 分野 NEUROSCIENCES
リソース情報
ゼブラフィッシュ RIKEN WT rw0110b(Tg (brn3a-hsp70:GFP ))