2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Analysis of the circadian brain network resposible for light entrainment in Drosophila melanogaster
| Project/Area Number |
23870021
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Animal physiology/Animal behavior
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| Research Institution | Okayama University |
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Principal Investigator |
YOSHII Taishi 岡山大学, 大学院・自然科学研究科, 助教 (50611357)
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| Research Collaborator |
TOMIOKA Kenji 岡山大学, 大学院・自然科学研究科, 教授 (30136163)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2012
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| Keywords | 概日時計 / 体内時計 / キイロショウジョウバエ |
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| Research Abstract |
The fruit fly Drosophila melanogasterhas multiple light-input pathways for light entrainment for the circadian clock. Especially, a blue light photo-pigment Cryptochrome (CRY) plays an important role in the pathway. Here, we investigated the brain neural network responsible for the CRY-dependent light entrainment. We found that a subset of pacemaker neurons promotes recovery from 8 h Jetlag in Drosophila, suggesting that there is a neural mechanism involved in the speed of light-entrainment.
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