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Notch signaling modulates sleep homeostasis and learning after sleep deprivation in Drosophila.
Current biology : CB - 24 May 2011
Seugnet Laurent, Suzuki Yasuko, Merlin Gabriel, Gottschalk Laura, Duntley Stephen P, Shaw Paul J
Abstract excerpt
The role of the transmembrane receptor Notch in the adult brain is poorly understood. Here, we provide evidence that bunched, a negative regulator of Notch, is involved in sleep homeostasis. Genetic evidence indicates that interfering with bunched activity in the mushroom bodies (MBs) abolishes sleep homeostasis. Combining bunched and Delta loss-of-function mutations rescues normal homeostasis, suggesting that...
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