title: Circadian biology: the supporting cast takes on a starring role.
abstract: Brain circuits are generally thought to consist solely of neurons communicating with other neurons. In Drosophila, glia-to-neuron signaling has now been shown to be critical to the function of the circadian circuit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology and National Center for Behavioral Genomics, MS008, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454-9110, USA. griffith@brandeis.edu
authors.forename: Leslie C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Griffith
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D020013:Calcium Signaling / Q000502:physiology*; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000502:physiology*; D056931:Cryptochromes / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism; D004330:Drosophila / Q000502:physiology*; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D005136:Eye Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000378:metabolism*; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism*; D056950:Period Circadian Proteins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D056931:Cryptochromes; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D005136:Eye Proteins; D056950:Period Circadian Proteins; C119828:cry protein, Drosophila; C116191:e protein, Drosophila; D004298:Dopamine