From Neurogenetic Studies in the Fly Brain to a Concept in Circadian Biology

Moonlight Detection by Drosophila’s Endogenous Clock Depends on Multiple Photopigments in the Compound Eyes

(2014) Matthias Schlichting et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS

Candidates for the light entrainment pathway to the circadian clock of the Madeira cockroach Rhyparobia maderae

(2013) Julia Schendzielorz et al.   CELL AND TISSUE RESEARCH

E and M Circadian Pacemaker Neurons Use Different PDF Receptor Signalosome Components in Drosophila

(2013) Laura B. Duvall et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS

GABAB receptors play an essential role in maintaining sleep during the second half of the night in Drosophila melanogaster

(2013) F. Gmeiner et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Fly cryptochrome and the visual system

(2013) G. Mazzotta et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A neuropeptide speeds circadian entrainment by reducing intercellular synchrony

(2013) S. An et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A Genetic RNAi Screen for IP3/Ca2+ Coupled GPCRs in Drosophila Identifies the PdfR as a Regulator of Insect Flight

(2013) Tarjani Agrawal et al.   PLoS Genetics

Autoreceptor Control of Peptide/Neurotransmitter Corelease from PDF Neurons Determines Allocation of Circadian Activity in Drosophila

(2012) Charles Choi et al.   Cell Reports

The Circadian Neuropeptide PDF Signals Preferentially through a Specific Adenylate Cyclase Isoform AC3 in M Pacemakers of Drosophila

(2012) Laura B. Duvall et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

NEMO/NLK Phosphorylates PERIOD to Initiate a Time-Delay Phosphorylation Circuit that Sets Circadian Clock Speed

(2011) Joanna C. Chiu et al.   CELL

PDFR and CRY Signaling Converge in a Subset of Clock Neurons to Modulate the Amplitude and Phase of Circadian Behavior in Drosophila

(2011) Seol Hee Im et al.   PLoS One

A Distinct Layer of the Medulla Integrates Sky Compass Signals in the Brain of an Insect

(2011) Basil el Jundi et al.   PLoS One

CRYPTOCHROME Is a Blue-Light Sensor That Regulates Neuronal Firing Rate

(2011) K. J. Fogle et al.   SCIENCE

A Hierarchical Phosphorylation Cascade That Regulates the Timing of PERIOD Nuclear Entry Reveals Novel Roles for Proline-Directed Kinases and GSK-3 /SGG in Circadian Clocks

(2010) H. W. Ko et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Cellular Dissection of Circadian Peptide Signals with Genetically Encoded Membrane-Tethered Ligands

(2009) Charles Choi et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

The CRYPTOCHROME Photoreceptor Gates PDF Neuropeptide Signaling to Set Circadian Network Hierarchy in Drosophila

(2009) Luoying Zhang et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

The GABAA Receptor RDL Acts in Peptidergic PDF Neurons to Promote Sleep in Drosophila

(2009) Brian Y. Chung et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Period Gene Expression in Four Neurons Is Sufficient for Rhythmic Activity of Drosophila melanogaster under Dim Light Conditions

(2009) Dirk Rieger et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS

Does the Morning and Evening Oscillator Model Fit Better for Flies or Mice?

(2009) Charlotte Helfrich-Förster   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS

PDF receptor expression reveals direct interactions between circadian oscillators indrosophila

(2009) Seol Hee Im et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY

The Neuropeptide Pigment-Dispersing Factor Adjusts Period and Phase of Drosophila's Clock

(2009) T. Yoshii et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

PDF-modulated visual inputs and cryptochrome define diurnal behavior in Drosophila

(2009) Paola Cusumano et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

RNA-Interference Knockdown of Drosophila Pigment Dispersing Factor in Neuronal Subsets: The Anatomical Basis of a Neuropeptide's Circadian Functions

(2009) Orie T. Shafer et al.   PLoS One

Neuropeptide PDF plays multiple roles in the circadian clock ofDrosophila melanogaster

(2009) Charlotte HELFRICH-FÖRSTER   Sleep and Biological Rhythms

Large Ventral Lateral Neurons Modulate Arousal and Sleep in Drosophila

(2008) Vasu Sheeba et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

The Blue-Light Photoreceptor CRYPTOCHROME Is Expressed in a Subset of Circadian Oscillator Neurons in the Drosophila CNS

(2008) Juliana Benito et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS

The Clockwork Orange Drosophila Protein Functions as Both an Activator and a Repressor of Clock Gene Expression

(2008) Benjamin Richier et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS

Pigment-Dispersing Factor (PDF) Has Different Effects on Drosophila's Circadian Clocks in the Accessory Medulla and in the Dorsal Brain

(2008) Corinna Wülbeck et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS

Cryptochrome is present in the compound eyes and a subset ofDrosophila's clock neurons

(2008) Taishi Yoshii et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY

Widespread Receptivity to Neuropeptide PDF throughout the Neuronal Circadian Clock Network of Drosophila Revealed by Real-Time Cyclic AMP Imaging

(2008) Orie T. Shafer et al.   NEURON

PDF Cells Are a GABA-Responsive Wake-Promoting Component of the Drosophila Sleep Circuit

(2008) Katherine M. Parisky et al.   NEURON

Light-arousal and circadian photoreception circuits intersect at the large PDF cells of the Drosophila brain

(2008) Y. Shang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Phase Coupling of a Circadian Neuropeptide With Rest/Activity Rhythms Detected Using a Membrane-Tethered Spider Toxin

(2008) Ying Wu et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY