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Distribution of cannabinoid receptor 1 in the CNS of zebrafish

Authors
Lam, C.S., Rastegar, S., and Strähle, U.
ID
ZDB-PUB-060105-2
Date
2006
Source
Neuroscience   138(1): 83-95 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Lam, Eric (C.S.), Rastegar, Sepand, Strähle, Uwe
Keywords
dopamine, tyrosine hydroxylase, telencephalon, torus longitudinalis, posterior tuberculum, neurogenesis
MeSH Terms
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Brain Chemistry/drug effects
  • Brain Chemistry/physiology
  • Central Nervous System/metabolism*
  • DNA, Complementary/biosynthesis
  • DNA, Complementary/genetics
  • Diencephalon/metabolism
  • Diencephalon/physiology
  • In Situ Hybridization
  • Larva
  • Mesencephalon/metabolism
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Open Reading Frames/physiology
  • Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1/genetics
  • Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1/metabolism*
  • Telencephalon/metabolism
  • Telencephalon/physiology
  • Zebrafish/physiology*
PubMed
16368195 Full text @ Neuroscience
Abstract
The cannabinoid receptor 1 (Cb1) mediates the psychoactive effect of marijuana. In mammals, there is abundant evidence advocating the importance of cannabinoid signaling; activation of Cb1 exerts diverse functions, chiefly by its ability to modulate neurotransmission. Thus, much attention has been devoted to understand its role in health and disease and to evaluate its therapeutic potential. Here, we have cloned zebrafish cb1 and investigated its expression in developing and adult zebrafish brain. Sequence analysis showed that there is a high degree of conservation, especially in residues demonstrated to be critical for function in mammals. In situ hybridization revealed that zebrafish cb1 appears first in the preoptic area at 24 hours post-fertilization. Subsequently, transcripts are detected in the dorsal telencephalon, hypothalamus, pretectum and torus longitudinalis. A similar pattern of expression is recapitulated in the adult brain. While cb1 is intensively stained in the medial zone of the dorsal telencephalon, expression elsewhere is weak by comparison. In particular, localization of cb1 in the telencephalic periventricular matrix is suggestive of the involvement of Cb1 in neurogenesis, bearing strong resemblance in terms of expression and function to the proliferative mammalian hippocampal formation. In addition, a gradient-like expression of cb1 is detected in the torus longitudinalis, a teleost specific neural tissue. In relation to dopaminergic neurons in the diencephalic posterior tuberculum (considered to be the teleostean homologue of the mammalian midbrain dopaminergic system), both cb1 and tyrosine hydroxylase-expressing cells occupy non-overlapping domains. However there is evidence that they are co-localized in the caudal zone of the hypothalamus, implying a direct modulation of dopamine release in this particular region. Collectively, our data indicate the propensity of zebrafish cb1 to participate in multiple neurological processes.
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