2017
Membrane Currents, Gene Expression, and Circadian Clocks
Allen CN, Nitabach MN, Colwell CS. Membrane Currents, Gene Expression, and Circadian Clocks. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives In Biology 2017, 9: a027714. PMID: 28246182, PMCID: PMC5411696, DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a027714.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCircadian clockGene ClockMembrane electrical activityCyclic adenosine monophosphateCircadian clock neuronsCircadian outputClock neuronsGenetic clockGene expressionCircadian oscillatorIntracellular CaAdenosine monophosphateFeedback loopPathwayClockHuman healthAction potential firing patternsMammalianActivityAction potential firingNightly reductionsMultiple typesExpressionMembrane currentsCircadian pattern
2014
Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Neurons Mediate Sleep-Specific Circadian Output in Drosophila
Kunst M, Hughes ME, Raccuglia D, Felix M, Li M, Barnett G, Duah J, Nitabach MN. Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Neurons Mediate Sleep-Specific Circadian Output in Drosophila. Current Biology 2014, 24: 2652-2664. PMID: 25455031, PMCID: PMC4255360, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.09.077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPigment-dispersing factorNeuropeptide calcitonin gene-related peptideCalcitonin gene-related peptideGene-related peptidePDF receptorClock neuronsCircadian clock neuronsDistinct neuronal pathwaysNeuropeptide pigment-dispersing factorDorsal clock neuronsAmount of sleepHomeostatic sleep driveNeurons actsCalcitonin geneNeuronal pathwaysTiming of sleepSleepMental healthSleep driveReceptorsNovel roleCircadian rhythmDH31NeuronsLocomotor rhythm
2012
Autoreceptor Control of Peptide/Neurotransmitter Corelease from PDF Neurons Determines Allocation of Circadian Activity in Drosophila
Choi C, Cao G, Tanenhaus AK, McCarthy EV, Jung M, Schleyer W, Shang Y, Rosbash M, Yin JC, Nitabach MN. Autoreceptor Control of Peptide/Neurotransmitter Corelease from PDF Neurons Determines Allocation of Circadian Activity in Drosophila. Cell Reports 2012, 2: 332-344. PMID: 22938867, PMCID: PMC3432947, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2012.06.021.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Insect circadian clock outputs
Helfrich-Förster C, Nitabach MN, Holmes TC. Insect circadian clock outputs. Essays In Biochemistry 2011, 49: 87-101. PMID: 21819386, DOI: 10.1042/bse0490087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClock neuronsDaily rhythmsCircadian clock outputBrain clockCellular clocksDrosophila fliesCircadian timekeeping systemCircadian outputEnvironmental cuesClock outputMigratory locustInsectsTimekeeping systemCircadian rhythmicitySubstantial similarityClockImpressive varietyButterfliesLocal environmentFliesClock circuitEntire lifeLocustTimekeeperPhysiology