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
2016
Drosophila DH31 Neuropeptide and PDF Receptor Regulate Night-Onset Temperature Preference
Goda T, Tang X, Umezaki Y, Chu ML, Kunst M, Nitabach MNN, Hamada FN. Drosophila DH31 Neuropeptide and PDF Receptor Regulate Night-Onset Temperature Preference. Journal Of Neuroscience 2016, 36: 11739-11754. PMID: 27852781, PMCID: PMC5125228, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0964-16.2016.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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