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Cryptochrome-dependent and -independent circadian entrainment circuits in Drosophila.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 15 Apr 2015
Yoshii Taishi, Hermann-Luibl Christiane, Kistenpfennig Christa, Schmid Benjamin, Tomioka Kenji, Helfrich-Förster Charlotte
Abstract excerpt
Entrainment to environmental light/dark (LD) cycles is a central function of circadian clocks. In Drosophila, entrainment is achieved by Cryptochrome (CRY) and input from the visual system. During activation by brief light pulses, CRY triggers the degradation of TIMELESS and subsequent shift in circadian phase. This is less important for LD entrainment, leading to questions regarding light input circuits and...
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