Article
Four of the six Drosophila rhodopsin-expressing photoreceptors can mediate circadian entrainment in low light.
The Journal of comparative neurology - 1 Oct 2016
Saint-Charles Alexandra, Michard-Vanhée Christine, Alejevski Faredin, Chélot Elisabeth, Boivin Antoine, Rouyer François
Abstract excerpt
Light is the major stimulus for the synchronization of circadian clocks with day-night cycles. The light-driven entrainment of the clock that controls rest-activity rhythms in Drosophila relies on different photoreceptive molecules. Cryptochrome (CRY) is expressed in most brain clock neurons, whereas six different rhodopsins (RH) are present in the light-sensing organs. The compound eye includes outer...
Topics
- Animals
- Animals, Genetically Modified
- Circadian Rhythm
- Drosophila
- Drosophila Proteins
- Gene Expression
- Mutation
- Photic Stimulation
- Photoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate
- Rhodopsin