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EGF treated SCN versus intra-animal control at two circadian times

ABSTRACT: Background: Identifying the gene regulatory networks governing physiological signal integration remains an important challenge in circadian biology. Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) has been implicated in circadian function and EGFR is expressed in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), the core circadian pacemaker. The transcription networks downstream of EGFR in the SCN are unknown, but by analogy to other SCN inputs we expect the response to EGFR activation to depend on circadian timing and thus be “circadian context–dependent”. Results: We have undertaken a systems level analysis of EGFR circadian context–dependent signaling in the SCN. We collected gene expression profiles to study how the SCN response to EGFR activation depends on circadian timing. Mixed–model analysis of variance (ANOVA) was employed to identify genes with circadian context–dependent EGFR regulation. The expression data was integrated with transcription factor (TF) binding predictions through gene group enrichment analyses to generate robust hypotheses about TFs responsible for the circadian phase–dependent EGFR responses. Conclusions: The analysis results suggest that the transcriptional response to EGFR signaling in the SCN may be partly mediated by established EGFR signaling regulated TFs (AP1, Ets1), TFs involved in circadian clock entrainment (CREB), and by core clock TFs (Rorα). qRT-PCR measurements of several TF expression levels support a model in which circadian context-dependent EGFR responses are partly achieved by circadian regulation of upstream signaling components. Our study suggests an important role for EGFR signaling in SCN function and provides an example for gaining physiological insights through systems-level analysis. Keywords: dose response; repeat sample

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ORGANISM(S): synthetic construct Rattus norvegicus

PROVIDER: GSE4245 | GEO | 2006/06/21

SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA94907

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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