Abstract
We previously identified a unique nucleus,the cerebrospinal fluid(CSF)-contacting nucleus.This study aims to understand its gene architecture and preliminarily suggest its functions.The results showed that there were about 19,666 genes in this nucleus,of which 913 were dis-tinct from the dorsal raphe nucleus(non-CSF contacting).The top 40 highly-expressed genes are mainly related to energy metabolism,protein synthesis,transport,secretion,and hydrolysis.The main neurotransmitter is 5-HT.The receptors of 5-HT and GABA are abundant.The channels for Cl-,Na+,K+,and Ca2+ are routinely expressed.The signal-ing molecules associated with the CaMK,JAK,and MAPK pathways were identified accurately.In particular,the chan-nels of transient receptor potential associated with nocicep-tors and the solute carrier superfamily members associated with cell membrane transport were significantly expressed.The relationship between the main genes of the nucleus and life activities is preliminarily verified.
基金项目
National Natural Science Foundation of China()
2021 Original Exploration Program recommended by experts(82150007)
Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(BK20190987)
Chinese Postdoctoral science Foundation(2018M642328)