RNA interference of timeless gene does not disrupt circadian locomotor rhythms in the cricket Gryllus bimaculatus

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1738-1745

  Danbara, Yoshiki ^a   Sakamoto, Tomoaki ^a   Uryu, Outa ^a   Tomioka, Kenji ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Circadian clock; Clock gene; Cricket; Oscillatory mechanism; Period; RNAi; Timeless

Indexed keywords

INSECT PROTEIN; RNA;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CRICKET; FLY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LOCOMOTION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME; RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GENETICS; GRYLLIDAE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA INTERFERENCE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CIRCADIAN CLOCKS; GRYLLIDAE; INSECT PROTEINS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; RNA INTERFERENCE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

DISCOSOMA SP.; GRYLLIDAE; GRYLLUS BIMACULATUS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 77958463575     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2010.07.002     Document Type: Article

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