Identification and expression analyses of a novel serotonin receptor gene, 5-HT2β, in the field cricket, Gryllus bimaculatus

• Watanabe, Takayuki

• Aonuma, Hitoshi

抄録

Biogenic amine serotonin (5-HT) modulates various aspects of behaviors such as aggressive behavior and circadian behavior in the cricket. In our previous report, in order to elucidate the molecular basis of the cricket 5-HT system, we identified three genes involved in 5-HT biosynthesis, as well as four 5-HT receptor genes (5-HT1A, 5-HT1B, 5-HT2α, and 5-HT7) expressed in the brain of the field cricket Gryllus bimaculatus DeGeer [7]. In the present study, we identified Gryllus 5-HT2β gene, an additional 5-HT receptor gene expressed in the cricket brain, and examined its tissue-specific distribution and embryonic stage-dependent expression. Gryllus 5-HT2β gene was ubiquitously expressed in the all examined adult tissues, and was expressed during early embryonic development, as well as during later stages. This study suggests functional differences between two 5-HT2 receptors in the cricket.

収録刊行物

• Acta Biologica Hungarica

  Acta Biologica Hungarica 63 (2), 58-62, 2012

  Akadémiai Kiadó

キーワード

• type 2β 5-HT receptor

詳細情報

• CRID: 1050564288965276032
• NII論文ID: 120004756323
• HANDLE: 2115/50265
• ISSN: 02365383
• 本文言語コード: en
• 資料種別: journal article
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