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Ayako Matsui

Kanazawa University

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GABAergic network from AVP neurons to VIP neurons in the suprachiasmatic nucleus sets the activity/rest time of the circadian behavior rhythm

Yubo Peng, Yusuke Tsuno, Takashi Maejima, Mohan Wang, Jaehun Jung, Ayako Matsui, Michihiro Mieda

This study shows that GABA from AVP neurons disinhibits VIP neurons to regulate circadian activity/rest time through indirect suppression of intermediate GABA neurons.

PLoS Biology · Mar 9, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Neuronal feedback loop in the suprachiasmatic nucleus generates robust circadian rhythms

Mohan Wang, Yusuke Tsuno, Yubo Peng, Md Tariqul Islam, Ayako Matsui, Takashi Maejima, Michihiro Mieda

The paper shows that AVP neurons in the SCN oscillate with a short period, and VIP signaling adjusts this to generate a 24-hour rhythm, highlighting a feedback loop essential for circadian robustness.

Nature Communications · Jan 5, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

AVP neurons act as the primary circadian pacesetter cells in vivo

Yusuke Tsuno, Yubo Peng, Shin‐ichi Horike, Mohan Wang, Ayako Matsui, Kanato Yamagata, Mizuki Sugiyama, Takahiro J. Nakamura, Takiko Daikoku, Takashi Maejima, Michihiro Mieda

This study shows AVP neurons determine the circadian period of the SCN network by controlling behavioral rhythms through period lengthening.

PLoS Biology · Aug 29, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience