Riyue Bao
Genome sequencing and transcriptome analyses of the Siberian hamster hypothalamus identify mechanisms for seasonal energy balance
Bao, Riyue; Onishi, Kenneth G.; Tolla, Elisabetta; Ebling, Fran J. P.; Lewis, Jo E.; Anderson, Richard L.; Barrett, Perry; Prendergast, Brian J.; Stevenson, Tyler J.
Authors
Kenneth G. Onishi
Elisabetta Tolla
Fran J. P. Ebling
Jo E. Lewis
Richard L. Anderson
Perry Barrett
Brian J. Prendergast
Tyler J. Stevenson
Abstract
Synthesis of triiodothyronine (T3) in the hypothalamus induces marked seasonal neuromorphology changes across taxa. How species-specific responses to T3 signaling in the CNS drive annual changes in body weight and energy balance remains uncharacterized. These experiments sequenced and annotated the Siberian hamster (Phodopus sungorus) genome, a model organism for seasonal physiology research, to facilitate the dissection of T3-dependent molecular mechanisms that govern predictable, robust, and long-term changes in body weight. Examination of the Phodopus genome, in combination with transcriptome sequencing of the hamster diencephalon under winter and summer conditions, and in vivo-targeted expression analyses confirmed that proopiomelanocortin (pomc) is a primary genomic target for the long-term T3-dependent regulation of body weight. Further in silico analyses of pomc promoter sequences revealed that thyroid hormone receptor 1β-binding motif insertions have evolved in several genera of the Cricetidae family of rodents. Finally, experimental manipulation of food availability confirmed that hypothalamic pomc mRNA expression is dependent on longer-term photoperiod cues and is unresponsive to acute, short-term food availability. These observations suggest that species-specific responses to hypothalamic T3, driven in part by the receptor-binding motif insertions in some cricetid genomes, contribute critically to the long-term regulation of energy balance and the underlying physiological and behavioral adaptations associated with the seasonal organization of behavior.
Citation
Bao, R., Onishi, K. G., Tolla, E., Ebling, F. J. P., Lewis, J. E., Anderson, R. L., …Stevenson, T. J. (2019). Genome sequencing and transcriptome analyses of the Siberian hamster hypothalamus identify mechanisms for seasonal energy balance. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(26), 13116-13121. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1902896116
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | May 13, 2019 |
Online Publication Date | Jun 12, 2019 |
Publication Date | Jun 25, 2019 |
Deposit Date | Oct 1, 2019 |
Publicly Available Date | Oct 7, 2019 |
Journal | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences |
Print ISSN | 0027-8424 |
Electronic ISSN | 1091-6490 |
Publisher | National Academy of Sciences |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 116 |
Issue | 26 |
Pages | 13116-13121 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1902896116 |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2727246 |
Publisher URL | https://www.pnas.org/content/116/26/13116 |
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