Article
Casein kinase I epsilon does not rescue double-time function in Drosophila despite evolutionarily conserved roles in the circadian clock.
Journal of biological rhythms - 1 Feb 2008
Sekine Tatsumori, Yamaguchi Terumi, Hamano Kunikatsu, Young Michael W, Shimoda Masami, Saez Lino
Abstract excerpt
Double-time (dbt) is a casein kinase gene involved in cell survival, proliferation, and circadian rhythms in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. Genetic and biochemical studies have shown that dbt and its mammalian ortholog casein kinase I epsilon (hckI epsilon) regulate the circadian phosphorylation of period (per), thus controlling per subcellular localization and stability. Mutations in these kinases can...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- Animals, Genetically Modified
- Behavior, Animal
- Biological Evolution
- Casein Kinase 1 epsilon
- Circadian Rhythm
- Conserved Sequence
- Drosophila
- Drosophila Proteins
