Article
Dominant-negative CK2alpha induces potent effects on circadian rhythmicity.
PLoS genetics - 1 Jan 2008
Smith Elaine M, Lin Jui-Ming, Meissner Rose-Anne, Allada Ravi
Abstract excerpt
Circadian clocks organize the precise timing of cellular and behavioral events. In Drosophila, circadian clocks consist of negative feedback loops in which the clock component PERIOD (PER) represses its own transcription. PER phosphorylation is a critical step in timing the onset and termination of this feedback. The protein kinase CK2 has been linked to circadian timing, but the importance of this contribution...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- Animals, Genetically Modified
- Casein Kinase II
- Circadian Rhythm
- Drosophila
- Feedback, Physiological
- Genes, Dominant
- Immunohistochemistry
- Insect Proteins
- Male
