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ArticleJournal of experimental zoology. Part A, Ecological and integrative physiology2025

Clock Gene Expression in Eel Retina and Hypothalamus: Response to Photoperiod and Moonlight.

Ji-Yeon Hyeon, Jun-Hwan Byun, Byeong-Hoon Kim, Sachithra Amarin Hettiarachchi, Jeonghoon Han, Young-Ung Choi, Choong-Hwan Noh, Yuki Takeuchi, Soo-Youn Choi, Jong-Eun Park and 1 more

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Ji-Yeon HyeonMarine Biotechnology & Bioresource Research Department, Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology, Busan, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-4978-1736
Jun-Hwan ByunDepartment of Fisheries Biology, College of Fisheries Sciences, Pukyong National University, Busan, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-8446-9233
Byeong-Hoon KimEducation & Research Group for Future Strategy of Aquatic Life Industry, Jeju National University, Jeju, Republic of Korea.
Sachithra Amarin HettiarachchiDivision of Polar Life Science, Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
Jeonghoon HanMarine Biotechnology & Bioresource Research Department, Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology, Busan, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-4022-0908
Young-Ung ChoiMarine Biotechnology & Bioresource Research Department, Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology, Busan, Republic of Korea.
Choong-Hwan NohMarine Biotechnology & Bioresource Research Department, Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology, Busan, Republic of Korea.
Yuki TakeuchiDevelopmental Neurobiology Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa, Japan.
Soo-Youn ChoiDepartment of Biology, Jeju National University, Jeju, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0009-0008-3645-3040
Jong-Eun ParkDepartment of Animal Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology, College of Applied Life Sciences, Jeju National University, Jeju, Republic of Korea.
Sung-Pyo HurDepartment of Marine Life Science, Jeju National University, Jeju, Republic of Korea.

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This work was supported by the research grant of Jeju National University in 2023.
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Abstract

Assessment of the clock genes, Period (Per) 1, Per2, Per3, and Cryptochrome (Cry) 2, Cry3, and Cry4, can help better understand eel spawning ecology. In this study, the circadian rhythm and moonlight effects of these clock genes in the eel retina and hypothalamus were analyzed. We examined clock gene expression patterns under 12 h light:12 h darkness (12L12D), constant darkness (DD), and constant light (LL) conditions; under short photoperiod (SP; 9L15D) and long photoperiod (LP; 15L9D), and during the new moon (NM) and full moon in male eels. Per2 expression increased after sunrise, Cry2, and Cry4 expression increased around sunset, and Per1, Per3, and Cry3 expression increased before sunrise. Under SP conditions, oscillations of retinal Per3 and Cry4, which did not occur under LP conditions, were generated. In addition, retinal Cry4 oscillation was generated under NM conditions. These results suggest that the retina of the eel may play an important role in regulating circadian rhythm, and migration is initiated by the synchronization of clock genes by moonlight, suggesting that photic signals are closely related to the migratory activity of the eel.

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Gene Expression RegulationHypothalamusMoonPhotoperiodRetinaAnimalsCircadian RhythmCLOCK ProteinsEelsLightMaleCLOCK Proteinscircadian rhythmclock geneeel migrationJapanese eelmoonlight

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PMCPMC11617817

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