2017
A Peptidergic Circuit Links the Circadian Clock to Locomotor Activity
King AN, Barber AF, Smith AE, Dreyer AP, Sitaraman D, Nitabach MN, Cavanaugh DJ, Sehgal A. A Peptidergic Circuit Links the Circadian Clock to Locomotor Activity. Current Biology 2017, 27: 1915-1927.e5. PMID: 28669757, PMCID: PMC5698909, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.05.089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocomotor activitySubesophageal zonePeptidergic circuitsPars intercerebralisCorticotropin-releasing factorVentral nerve cordSite of actionReceptor 1Motor outputCircadian locomotor activityNerve cordNeuronsRelevant receptorsDrosophila brainHr rhythmsCircadian driveRhythmFeeding rhythmDiuretic hormone 44Minimal effectActivity rhythmsBehavioral rhythmsCircadian locomotionCircadian controlCord
2013
Pigment-Dispersing Factor Modulates Pheromone Production in Clock Cells that Influence Mating in Drosophila
Krupp JJ, Billeter JC, Wong A, Choi C, Nitabach MN, Levine JD. Pigment-Dispersing Factor Modulates Pheromone Production in Clock Cells that Influence Mating in Drosophila. Neuron 2013, 79: 54-68. PMID: 23849197, PMCID: PMC3955580, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2013.05.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPigment Dispersing FactorClock cellsMating behaviorPheromone productionNeuropeptide Pigment Dispersing FactorPeripheral clock cellsMale sex pheromoneSex pheromone productionMolecular rhythmsPhysiological outputsNeuropeptide signalingBehavioral rhythmsCircadian mechanismsSex-specific differencesDrosophilaSex pheromoneCircadian entrainmentOenocytesCircadian systemPheromonePathwayNeuroendocrine pathwaysActivity rhythmsCellsBehavioral processes