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A Zebrafish Genetic Screen Identifies Neuromedin U as a Regulator of Sleep/Wake States

Chiu, Cindy N. and Rihel, Jason and Lee, Daniel A. and Singh, Chanpreet and Mosser, Eric A. and Chen, Shijia and Sapin, Viveca and Pham, Uyen and Engle, Jae and Niles, Brett J. and Montz, Christin J. and Chakravarthy, Sridhara and Zimmerman, Steven and Salehi-Ashtiani, Kourosh and Vidal, Marc and Schier, Alexander F. and Prober, David A.. (2016) A Zebrafish Genetic Screen Identifies Neuromedin U as a Regulator of Sleep/Wake States. Neuron, 89 (4). pp. 842-856.

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Abstract

Neuromodulation of arousal states ensures that an animal appropriately responds to its environment and engages in behaviors necessary for survival. However, the molecular and circuit properties underlying neuromodulation of arousal states such as sleep and wakefulness remain unclear. To tackle this challenge in a systematic and unbiased manner, we performed a genetic overexpression screen to identify genes that affect larval zebrafish arousal. We found that the neuropeptide neuromedin U (Nmu) promotes hyperactivity and inhibits sleep in zebrafish larvae, whereas nmu mutant animals are hypoactive. We show that Nmu-induced arousal requires Nmu receptor 2 and signaling via corticotropin releasing hormone (Crh) receptor 1. In contrast to previously proposed models, we find that Nmu does not promote arousal via the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, but rather probably acts via brainstem crh-expressing neurons. These results reveal an unexpected functional and anatomical interface between the Nmu system and brainstem arousal systems that represents a novel wake-promoting pathway.
Faculties and Departments:05 Faculty of Science > Departement Biozentrum > Growth & Development > Cell and Developmental Biology (Schier)
UniBasel Contributors:Schier, Alexander
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
ISSN:1097-4199
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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