Rhythms Of Drosophila Period Gene Expression In Culture
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-15-1997
Published In
Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America
Abstract
The Drosophila clock genes period (per) and timeless (tim) have been studied behaviorally and biochemically, but to date there has been no viable culture system for studying the cell biology of the Drosophila clock. We have cultured pupal ring glands attached to the central nervous system and observed rhythms of period gene expression in the prothoracic gland for 4-7 days. A daily rhythm of Per protein can be entrained by light in culture, even when neural activity is blocked by tetrodotoxin. In cultures maintained for a week in constant darkness, a per-luciferase reporter gene revealed circadian rhythms of bioluminescence. As the first circadian culture system from Drosophila, the prothoracic gland provides unique advantages for investigating the interactions between clock genes and cellular physiology.
Recommended Citation
I. F. Emery, Jocelyne Noveral, C. F. Jamison, and Kathleen King Siwicki.
(1997).
"Rhythms Of Drosophila Period Gene Expression In Culture".
Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America.
Volume 94,
Issue 8.
4092-4096.
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.8.4092
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