Circadian rhythms: timing the sense of smell.
It is well established that Drosophila olfaction is under circadian control, yet the mechanisms underlying this temporal regulation have remained elusive. The kinase GPRK2 has now been identified as a critical link between the circadian clock and olfactory responses.
Emery
Patrick
P
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Department of Neurobiology, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, USA. Patrick.Emery@umassmed.edu
Francis
Michael
M
D000818:Animals; D001683:Biological Clocks; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D004330:Drosophila / Q000201:enzymology / Q000502:physiology*; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D054769:G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D018034:Olfactory Receptor Neurons / Q000378:metabolism; D012903:Smell
D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D054769:G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 2; C496574:Gprk2 protein, Drosophila