Involvement of Melatonin in the Regulation of the Circadian System in Crayfish
Melatonin (MEL) is an ancient molecule, broadly distributed in nature from unicellular to multicellular species. MEL is an indoleamine that acts on a wide variety of cellular targets regulating different physiological functions. This review is focused on the role played by this molecule in the regul...
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| author | Leonor Mendoza-Vargas Elizabeth Guarneros-Bañuelos Armida Báez-Saldaña Fabiola Galicia-Mendoza Edgar Flores-Soto Beatriz Fuentes-Pardo Ramón Alvarado Marcela Valdés-Tovar Bettina Sommer Gloria Benítez-King Héctor Solís-Chagoyán |
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| description | Melatonin (MEL) is an ancient molecule, broadly distributed in nature from unicellular to multicellular species. MEL is an indoleamine that acts on a wide variety of cellular targets regulating different physiological functions. This review is focused on the role played by this molecule in the regulation of the circadian rhythms in crayfish. In these species, information about internal and external time progression might be transmitted by the periodical release of MEL and other endocrine signals acting through the pacemaker. We describe documented and original evidence in support of this hypothesis that also suggests that the rhythmic release of MEL contributes to the reinforcement of the temporal organization of nocturnal or diurnal circadian oscillators. Finally, we discuss how MEL might coordinate functions that converge in the performance of complex behaviors, such as the agonistic responses to establish social dominance status in Procambarus clarkii and the burrowing behavior in the secondary digging crayfish P. acanthophorus. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4557afa5dee64aa3b53e1cf665f0cf082022-12-22T03:03:27ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences1422-00672018-07-01197214710.3390/ijms19072147ijms19072147Involvement of Melatonin in the Regulation of the Circadian System in CrayfishLeonor Mendoza-Vargas0Elizabeth Guarneros-Bañuelos1Armida Báez-Saldaña2Fabiola Galicia-Mendoza3Edgar Flores-Soto4Beatriz Fuentes-Pardo5Ramón Alvarado6Marcela Valdés-Tovar7Bettina Sommer8Gloria Benítez-King9Héctor Solís-Chagoyán10Departamento El Hombre y su Ambiente, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco (UAM-Xochimilco), 04960 Ciudad de México, MexicoDepartamento de Fisiología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, 11340 Ciudad de México, MexicoDepartamento de Biología Celular, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510 Ciudad de México, MexicoDepartamento El Hombre y su Ambiente, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco (UAM-Xochimilco), 04960 Ciudad de México, MexicoDepartamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510 Ciudad de México, MexicoDepartamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510 Ciudad de México, MexicoDepartamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510 Ciudad de México, MexicoLaboratorio de Neurofarmacología, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz, 14370 Ciudad de México, MexicoDepartamento de Investigación en Hiperreactividad Bronquial, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, 14080 Ciudad de México, MexicoLaboratorio de Neurofarmacología, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz, 14370 Ciudad de México, MexicoLaboratorio de Neurofarmacología, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz, 14370 Ciudad de México, MexicoMelatonin (MEL) is an ancient molecule, broadly distributed in nature from unicellular to multicellular species. MEL is an indoleamine that acts on a wide variety of cellular targets regulating different physiological functions. This review is focused on the role played by this molecule in the regulation of the circadian rhythms in crayfish. In these species, information about internal and external time progression might be transmitted by the periodical release of MEL and other endocrine signals acting through the pacemaker. We describe documented and original evidence in support of this hypothesis that also suggests that the rhythmic release of MEL contributes to the reinforcement of the temporal organization of nocturnal or diurnal circadian oscillators. Finally, we discuss how MEL might coordinate functions that converge in the performance of complex behaviors, such as the agonistic responses to establish social dominance status in Procambarus clarkii and the burrowing behavior in the secondary digging crayfish P. acanthophorus.http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/19/7/2147agonistic behaviorburrowing behaviorcircadian rhythmscrayfishmelatoninpigment dispersing hormonesynchronizationoscillators coupling |
| spellingShingle | Leonor Mendoza-Vargas Elizabeth Guarneros-Bañuelos Armida Báez-Saldaña Fabiola Galicia-Mendoza Edgar Flores-Soto Beatriz Fuentes-Pardo Ramón Alvarado Marcela Valdés-Tovar Bettina Sommer Gloria Benítez-King Héctor Solís-Chagoyán Involvement of Melatonin in the Regulation of the Circadian System in Crayfish International Journal of Molecular Sciences agonistic behavior burrowing behavior circadian rhythms crayfish melatonin pigment dispersing hormone synchronization oscillators coupling |
| title | Involvement of Melatonin in the Regulation of the Circadian System in Crayfish |
| title_full | Involvement of Melatonin in the Regulation of the Circadian System in Crayfish |
| title_fullStr | Involvement of Melatonin in the Regulation of the Circadian System in Crayfish |
| title_full_unstemmed | Involvement of Melatonin in the Regulation of the Circadian System in Crayfish |
| title_short | Involvement of Melatonin in the Regulation of the Circadian System in Crayfish |
| title_sort | involvement of melatonin in the regulation of the circadian system in crayfish |
| topic | agonistic behavior burrowing behavior circadian rhythms crayfish melatonin pigment dispersing hormone synchronization oscillators coupling |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/19/7/2147 |
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