Hofbauer-Buchner eyelet affects circadian photosensitivity and coordinates TIM and PER expression in Drosophila clock neurons

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-42

  Veleri, Shobi ^a,c   Rieger, Dirk ^a   Helfrich Förster, Charlotte ^a   Stanewsky, Ralf ^b  

^a Institute of Zoology   (Germany)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian synchronization; CRY; Drosophilia melanogaster; Hofbauer Buchner eyelet; Photosensitivity

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOCHROME; PER PROTEIN; PROTEIN; TIMELESS PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CLOCK; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; GENE MUTATION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; OPTIC LOBE; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TARGET CELL;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION; LIGHT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEURONS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PHOTOPERIOD; PHOTORECEPTORS, INVERTEBRATE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TETANUS TOXIN;

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 33845999933     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: 15524531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748730406295754     Document Type: Article

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