Clock network in Drosophila

Christiane Hermann-Luibl; Charlotte Helfrich-Förster

doi:10.1016/j.cois.2014.11.003

Clock network in Drosophila

Curr Opin Insect Sci. 2015 Feb:7:65-70. doi: 10.1016/j.cois.2014.11.003. Epub 2014 Nov 26.

Authors

Christiane Hermann-Luibl¹, Charlotte Helfrich-Förster²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurobiology and Genetics, Theodor-Boveri Institute, Biocenter, University of Würzburg, Germany.
² Department of Neurobiology and Genetics, Theodor-Boveri Institute, Biocenter, University of Würzburg, Germany. Electronic address: charlotte.foerster@biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de.

PMID: 32846682
DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2014.11.003

Abstract

The circadian clock consists of a network of peptidergic neurons in the brain of all animals. The function of this peptidergic network has been largely revealed in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster due to the relatively few well characterized clock neurons and because these neurons can be genetically manipulated. Here we review the neuronal organization of the circadian network and the role of individual clock neurons and neuropeptides in it.

Publication types

Review