QUASIMODO, a Novel GPI-anchored zona pellucida protein involved in light input to the Drosophila circadian clock.

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BACKGROUND: Circadian clocks are synchronized to the solar day via visual and specialized photoreceptors. In Drosophila, CRYPTOCHROME (CRY) is a major photoreceptor that mediates resetting of the circadian clock via light-dependent degradation of the clock protein TIMELESS (TIM). However, in the absence of CRY, this TIM-mediated resetting still occurs in some pacemaker neurons, resulting in synchronized...

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