Article
Temperature entrainment of Drosophila's circadian clock involves the gene nocte and signaling from peripheral sensory tissues to the brain.
Neuron - 29 Oct 2009
Sehadova Hana, Glaser Franz T, Gentile Carla, Simoni Alekos, Giesecke Astrid, Albert Joerg T, Stanewsky Ralf
Abstract excerpt
Circadian clocks are synchronized by the natural day/night and temperature cycles. Our previous work demonstrated that synchronization by temperature is a tissue autonomous process, similar to synchronization by light. We show here that this is indeed the case, with the important exception of the brain. Using luciferase imaging we demonstrate that brain clock neurons depend on signals from peripheral tissues in...
Topics
- Adaptation, Ocular
- Afferent Pathways
- Animals
- Animals, Genetically Modified
- Behavior, Animal
- Biological Clocks
- Brain
- Circadian Rhythm
- Drosophila
- Drosophila Proteins