Molecular cloning and circadian regulation of cryptochrome genes in Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica)

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 14-27

  Fu, Zhengwei ^a   Inaba, Misako ^a   Noguchi, Tadashi ^a   Kato, Hisanori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Cryptochrome; Japanese quail; Molecular clock

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CRYPTOCHROME; MESSENGER RNA; CRYPTOCHROME PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; EYE PROTEIN; FLAVOPROTEIN; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; MOLECULAR CLOCK; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OSCILLATION; PHOTORECEPTOR; PINEAL BODY; QUAIL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; COTURNIX; GENETICS; ILLUMINATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEASE PROTECTION ASSAY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; AVES; COTURNIX; COTURNIX COTURNIX; COTURNIX JAPONICA; INVERTEBRATA; JAPONICA; MAMMALIA; PHASIANIDAE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLONING, MOLECULAR; COTURNIX; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EYE; EYE PROTEINS; FLAVOPROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LIGHTING; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEASE PROTECTION ASSAYS; PHOTORECEPTORS, INVERTEBRATE; PINEAL GLAND; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0036484812     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873002129002302     Document Type: Article

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