Neuromodulation by Monoamines is a Bilaterian Innovation
biorxiv(2022)
摘要
Monoamines like serotonin, dopamine, and adrenaline/noradrenaline (epinephrine/ norepinephrine) act as neuromodulators that tune the response of the nervous system to the environment with predictable advantages for fitness. For instance, monoamines influence action selection depending on the internal state of the organism, contribute to ‘higher’ cognitive functions like learning and memory formation and modulate fundamental homeostatic needs such as sleep or feeding. Despite their significance and the extensive research in model organisms, the evolutionary origin of the monoaminergic system is uncertain. Here using a phylogenomic approach we study the evolution of the majority of genes involved in the production, modulation, and detection of monoamines. Our analyses suggest that most of the genes of the monoaminergic system originated in the common ancestor of bilaterians. These findings suggest that the monoaminergic synaptic pathway is a bilaterian innovation. We hypothesise that monoaminergic neuromodulation contributed to the diversification and complexification of behaviour and forms found in Bilateria.
### Competing Interest Statement
The authors have declared no competing interest.
* AAAH
: Aromatic Amino Acid Hydroxylase
AADC
: Aromatic amine Decarboxylase
TPH
: Tryptophan Hydroxylase
TH
: Tyrosine Hydroxylase
PAH
: Phenylalanine Hydroxylase
DDC
: Dopa Decarboxylase
HDC
: Histidine Decarboxylase
TDC
: Tyrosine Decarboxylase
DBH
: Dopamine Beta Hydroxylase
TBH
: Tyramine Beta Hydroxylase
MOXD
: Monooxygenase DBH-like
PNMT
: Phenylethanolamine-N-Methyltransferase
INMT
: Indolethylamine-N-Methyltransferase
NNMT
: Nicotinamide-N-Methyltransferase
VMAT
: Vesicular Monoamine Transporter
VACHT
: Vesicular Acetylcholine Transporter
SLC
: Solute Ligand Carrier
SERT
: Serotonin Transporter
DAT
: Dopamine Transporter
IDAT
: Invertebrate Dopamine Transporter
NET
: Nor-epinephrine Transporter
HRH
: Histamine Receptor
ACM
: Acetylcholine Muscarinic Receptor
GPCR
: G-protein Coupled Receptor
GCH
: GTP Cyclo-hydrolase
MAO
: Monoamine Oxidase
HNMT
: Histamine-N-Methyltransferase
COMT
: Catechol-O-Methyltransferase
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monoamines
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