title: Phase resetting in duper hamsters: specificity to photic zeitgebers and circadian phase.
abstract: The duper mutation in Syrian hamsters shortens the free-running period of locomotor activity (τDD) to about 23 h and results in a type 0 phase-response curve (PRC) to 15-min light pulses. To determine whether exaggerated phase shifts are specific to photic cues and/or restricted to subjective night, we subjected hamsters to novel wheel confinements and dark pulses during subjective day. Small phase shifts elicited by the nonphotic cue were comparable in mutant and wild-type (WT) hamsters, but dark pulses triggered larger shifts in dupers. To assess further the effects of the duper mutation on light-dark transitions, we transferred hamsters between constant light (LL) and constant dark (DD) or between DD and LL at various circadian phases. Duper hamsters displayed significantly larger phase shifts than WT hamsters when transferred from LL to DD during subjective day and from DD to LL during subjective night. The variability of phase shifts in response to all light/dark transitions was significantly greater in duper hamsters at all time points. In addition, most duper hamsters, but none of the WTs, displayed transient ultradian wheel-running patterns for 5 to 12 days when transferred from light to dark at CT 18. The χ(2) periodogram and autocorrelation analyses indicate that these ultradian patterns differ from the disruption of rhythmicity by SCN lesions or exposure to constant bright light. We conclude that the duper mutation specifically amplifies phase shifts to photic cues and may destabilize coupling of circadian organization upon photic challenge due to weakened coupling among components of the circadian pacemaker. Mathematical modeling of the circadian pacemaker supports this hypothesis.
authors: Department of Biology and Program in Neuroscience and Behavior, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts emanoogi@cns.umass.edu.
authors: Emily N C
authors: EN
authors: Manoogian
authors: Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts.
authors: Tanya L
authors: TL
authors: Leise
authors: Department of Biology and Program in Neuroscience and Behavior, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts.
authors: Eric L
authors: EL
authors: Bittman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001683:Biological Clocks / Q000502:physiology; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D006224:Cricetinae; D008027:Light; D008647:Mesocricetus; D009043:Motor Activity; D009154:Mutation; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D013493:Suprachiasmatic Nucleus / Q000502:physiology; D016875:tau Proteins / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D016875:tau Proteins
keywords: constant light; dark pulse; duper; entrainment; hamster; light transitions; novel wheel; phase shift; phase-response curve; ultradian
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