RRC ID 57050
著者 Shimmura T, Nakayama T, Shinomiya A, Fukamachi S, Yasugi M, Watanabe E, Shimo T, Senga T, Nishimura T, Tanaka M, Kamei Y, Naruse K, Yoshimura T.
タイトル Dynamic plasticity in phototransduction regulates seasonal changes in color perception.
ジャーナル Nat Commun
Abstract To cope with seasonal changes in the environment, organisms adapt their physiology and behavior. Although color perception varies among seasons, the underlying molecular basis and its physiological significance remain unclear. Here we show that dynamic plasticity in phototransduction regulates seasonal changes in color perception in medaka fish. Medaka are active and exhibit clear phototaxis in conditions simulating summer, but remain at the bottom of the tank and fail to exhibit phototaxis in conditions simulating winter. Mate preference tests using virtual fish created with computer graphics demonstrate that medaka are more attracted to orange-red-colored model fish in summer than in winter. Transcriptome analysis of the eye reveals dynamic seasonal changes in the expression of genes encoding photopigments and their downstream pathways. Behavioral analysis of photopigment-null fish shows significant differences from wild type, suggesting that plasticity in color perception is crucial for the emergence of seasonally regulated behaviors.Animal coloration and behavior can change seasonally, but it is unclear if visual sensitivity to color shifts as well. Here, Shimmura et al. show that medaka undergo seasonal behavioral change accompanied by altered expression of opsin genes, resulting in reduced visual sensitivity to mates during winter-like conditions.
巻・号 8(1)
ページ 412
公開日 2017-9-4
DOI 10.1038/s41467-017-00432-8
PII 10.1038/s41467-017-00432-8
PMID 28871081
PMC PMC5583187
MeSH Adaptation, Physiological* Animals Color Perception / physiology* Female Gene Expression Regulation Male Mating Preference, Animal Neuronal Plasticity Opsins / metabolism* Oryzias Phenotype Photoperiod Phototaxis Seasons* Vision, Ocular*
IF 11.878
引用数 22
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メダカ OK-Cab (MT830) LWS^+2a+5b (MT1091) LWS^-2a-19b (MT1070) LWS^-1a-19b (MT1071)