Clock-gated photic stimulation of Timeless expression at cold temperatures and seasonal adaptation in Drosophila

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 256-271

  Chen, Wen Feng ^a   Majercak, John ^a,b   Edery, Isaac ^a,c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c CABM   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Drosophila; Photoperiod; Seasonal adaptation; Temperature; tim expression

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOCHROME; PER1 PROTEIN; PROTEIN; RNA; TIMELESS PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CLOCK; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COLD CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY LENGTH; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COLD; COLD TEMPERATURE; CRYPTOCHROMES; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EYE PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, REPORTER; LIGHT; MUTATION; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; PHOSPHOLIPASE C BETA; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; RNA, MESSENGER; SEASONS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TYPE C PHOSPHOLIPASES;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MAMMALIA; NEUROSPORA;

EID: 33746090541     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: 15524531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748730406289306     Document Type: Article

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