Nature Communications (Sep 2020)

Suprachiasmatic VIP neurons are required for normal circadian rhythmicity and comprised of molecularly distinct subpopulations

  • William D. Todd,
  • Anne Venner,
  • Christelle Anaclet,
  • Rebecca Y. Broadhurst,
  • Roberto De Luca,
  • Sathyajit S. Bandaru,
  • Lindsay Issokson,
  • Lauren M. Hablitz,
  • Olga Cravetchi,
  • Elda Arrigoni,
  • John N. Campbell,
  • Charles N. Allen,
  • David P. Olson,
  • Patrick M. Fuller

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17197-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 20

Abstract

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Cell groups in the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic clock contribute to the genesis of circadian rhythms. The authors identified two populations of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide-expressing neurons in the suprachiasmatic nucleus which regulate locomotor circadian rhythm in mice.