Peschel, Nicolai and Veleri, Shobi and Stanewsky, Ralf (2006) Veela defines a molecular link between Cryptochrome and Timeless in the light-input pathway to Drosophila's circadian clock. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 103 (46). pp. 17313-17318. ISSN 0027-8424,
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Organisms use the daily cycles of light and darkness to synchronize their internal circadian clocks with the environment. Because they optimize physiological processes and behavior, properly synchronized circadian clocks are thought to be important for the overall fitness. in Drosophila melanogaster, the circadian clock is synchronized with the natural environment by light-dependent degradation of the clock protein Timeless, mediated by the blue-light photoreceptor Cryptochrome (Cry). Here we report identification of a genetic variant, Veela, which severely disrupts this process, because these genetically altered flies maintain behavioral and molecular rhythmicity under constant-light conditions that usually stop the clock. We show that the Veela strain carries a natural timeless allele (Is-tim), which encodes a less-light-sensitive form of Timeless in combination with a mutant variant of the F-box protein Jetlag. However, neither the Is-tim nor the jetlag genetic variant alone is sufficient to disrupt light input into the central pacemaker. We show a strong interaction between Veela and cryptochrome genetic variants, demonstrating that the Jetlag, Timeless, and Cry proteins function in the same pathway. Veela also reveals a function for the two natural variants of timeless, which differ in their sensitivity to light. In combination with the complex array of retinal and extraretinal photoreceptors known to signal light to the pacemaker, this previously undescribed molecular component of photic sensitivity mediated by the two Timeless proteins reveals that an unexpectedly rich complexity underlies modulation of this process.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | BEHAVIORAL RHYTHMS; MELANOGASTER; PHOTORECEPTOR; PROTEIN; ENTRAINMENT; OSCILLATOR; ROLES; BRAIN; BLIND; FLIES; F-box; polymorphism; photoreception |
| Subjects: | 500 Science > 590 Zoological sciences |
| Divisions: | Biology, Preclinical Medicine > Institut für Zoologie |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Jan 2021 09:28 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Jan 2021 09:28 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/33775 |
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