Regulation of arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase-2 (AANAT2, EC 2.3.1.87) in the fish pineal organ: evidence for a role of proteasomal proteolysis

Endocrinology
J FalcónD C Klein

Abstract

In fish, individual photoreceptor cells in the pineal organ and retina contain complete melatonin rhythm generating systems. In the pike and seabream, this includes a photodetector, circadian clock, and melatonin synthesis machinery; the trout lacks a functional clock. The melatonin rhythm is due in part to a nocturnal increase in the activity of the arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase (AANAT) which is inhibited by light. Two AANATs have been identified in fish: AANAT1, more closely related to AANATs found in higher vertebrates, is specifically expressed in the retina; AANAT2 is specifically expressed in the pineal organ. We show that there is a physiological day/night rhythm in pineal AANAT2 protein in the pike, and that light exposure at midnight decreases the abundance of AANAT2 protein and activity. In culture, this decrease is blocked by inhibitors of the proteasomal degradation pathway. If glands are maintained under light at night, treatment with these inhibitors increases AANAT2 activity and protein. Organ culture studies with the trout and seabream also indicate that the light-induced decrease of AANAT2 activity is prevented when proteasomal proteolysis is blocked. A cAMP-dependent pathway protects AANAT2 protein from d...Continue Reading

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