Article
Alterations of per RNA in noncoding regions affect periodicity of circadian behavioral rhythms.
Journal of biological rhythms - 1 Oct 1998
Chen Y, Hunter-Ensor M, Schotland P, Sehgal A
Abstract excerpt
Circadian rhythms in Drosophila depend on a molecular feedback loop that includes products of the period (per) and timeless (tim) genes. RNA and protein products of both genes cycle with a circadian period and the proteins feedback to inhibit expression of their own mRNAs. While cyclic expression of PER protein appears to be necessary for rhythmic behavior, the function of per RNA cycling is somewhat...
Topics
- Animals
- Behavior, Animal
- Circadian Rhythm
- Drosophila Proteins
- Gene Deletion
- Gene Expression
- Nuclear Proteins
- Period Circadian Proteins
- Periodicity
- Phenotype
- Polyribosomes
