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Circadian biology: the supporting cast takes on a starring role
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Circadian biology: the supporting cast takes on a starring role

Leslie C Griffith
Current biology, Vol.21(9), pp.R313-R314
05/10/2011
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2011.03.056
PMCID: PMC3397197
PMID: 21549951

Abstract

Calcium Signaling - physiology Circadian Rhythm - physiology Drosophila Proteins - metabolism Brain - physiology Drosophila - physiology DNA-Binding Proteins - metabolism Animals Period Circadian Proteins - metabolism Eye Proteins - metabolism Neuroglia - metabolism Neurons - metabolism Dopamine - metabolism Cryptochromes - metabolism
Brain circuits are generally thought to consist solely of neurons communicating with other neurons. In Drosophila, glia-to-neuron signaling has now been shown to be critical to the function of the circadian circuit.
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