PUBLICATION
The Hypothalamic Leptin-Neurotensin-Hypocretin Neuronal Networks in Zebrafish
- Authors
- Levitas-Djerbi, T., Yelin-Bekerman, L., Lerer-Goldshtein, T., Appelbaum, L.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-141126-4
- Date
- 2015
- Source
- The Journal of comparative neurology 523(5): 831-48 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Appelbaum, Lior, Levitas-Djerbi, Tali, Yelin-Bekerman, Laura
- Keywords
- RRID: AB_641123, AB_10562715, ZIRC_ZL, ZFIN_ZDB-GENO-110209-7, danio rerio, hypothalamus, leptin receptor, neurotensin receptor, orexin
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Animals, Genetically Modified
- Dopamine/metabolism
- Green Fluorescent Proteins/genetics
- Green Fluorescent Proteins/metabolism
- Hypothalamus/anatomy & histology*
- Hypothalamus/metabolism
- Immunohistochemistry
- In Situ Hybridization
- Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/metabolism*
- Leptin/metabolism*
- Neural Pathways/anatomy & histology
- Neural Pathways/metabolism
- Neurons/cytology
- Neurons/metabolism
- Neuropeptides/metabolism*
- Neurotensin/metabolism*
- Orexins
- Receptors, Leptin/metabolism
- Receptors, Neurotensin/metabolism
- Zebrafish/anatomy & histology*
- Zebrafish/metabolism
- Zebrafish Proteins/metabolism*
- PubMed
- 25421126 Full text @ J. Comp. Neurol.
Citation
Levitas-Djerbi, T., Yelin-Bekerman, L., Lerer-Goldshtein, T., Appelbaum, L. (2015) The Hypothalamic Leptin-Neurotensin-Hypocretin Neuronal Networks in Zebrafish. The Journal of comparative neurology. 523(5):831-48.
Abstract
Neurotensin (NTS) is a 13 amino acid neuropeptide that is expressed in the hypothalamus. In mammals, NTS-producing neurons that express leptin receptor (LepRb) regulate the function of hypocretin/orexin (HCRT) and dopamine neurons. Thus, the hypothalamic leptin/NTS/HCRT neuronal network orchestrates key homeostatic output, including sleep, feeding and reward. However, the intricate mechanisms of the circuitry and the unique role of NTS-expressing neurons remain unclear. We studied the NTS neuronal networks in zebrafish and cloned the genes encoding the NTS neuropeptide and receptor (NTSR). Similar to mammals, the ligand is expressed primarily in the hypothalamus, while the receptor is expressed widely throughout the brain in zebrafish. A portion of hypothalamic nts-expressing neurons are inhibitory and some co-express leptin receptor (lepR1). As in mammals, NTS and HCRT neurons are localized adjacently in the hypothalamus. To track the development and axonal projection of NTS neurons, the NTS promoter was isolated. Transgenesis and double labeling of NTS and HCRT neurons showed that NTS axons project toward HCRT neurons, some of which express ntsr. Moreover, another target of NTS neurons is ntsr-expressing dopaminergeric neurons. These findings suggest structural circuitry between leptin, NTS and hypocretinergic/dopaminergic neurons and establish the zebrafish as a model to study the role of these neuronal circuits in the regulation of feeding, sleep and reward. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping