The molecular ticks of the Drosophila circadian clock
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Temperature Synchronization of the Drosophila Circadian Clock
BACKGROUND Circadian clocks are synchronized by both light:dark cycles and by temperature fluctuations. Although it has long been known that temperature cycles can robustly entrain Drosophila locomotor rhythms, nothing is known about the molecular mechanisms involved. RESULTS We show here that temperature cycles induce synchronized behavioral rhythms and oscillations of the clock proteins PER...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Opinion in Insect Science
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2214-5745
DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2015.01.002