Abstract
Yong and Edery identify an anti-siesta gene in Drosophila, hereinafter termed daywake, that is regulated in an unprecedented manner by splicing of the cold-enhanced dmpi8 intron from the reverse-oriented and slightly overlapping period clock gene. The dmpi8-dyw unit stimulates midday activity on days that carry less risks from heat exposure.
Original language | American English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1728-1734.e4 |
Journal | Current Biology |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 20 2019 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Keywords
- 0.9 gene
- Daywake
- Drosophila
- dmpi8 intron
- juvenile hormone-binding protein
- midday siesta
- period clock gene
- pre-mRNA splicing
- sleep-wake behavior