title: Heating and cooling theDrosophila melanogasterclock.
abstract: Most biological phenomena are under control of a circuit known as the 'molecular circadian clock.' Over the past forty years of research inDrosophila melanogaster, studies have made significant advances in our understanding of the molecular timing mechanism of this circuit, which is determined by a core inhibitory feedback loop. While the timing mechanism of the molecular circadian clock is endogenous, it is well established that exogenous cues such as light and temperature modulate its timing. In the following article, we summarize our current understanding of how temperature interacts with the molecular circadian clock in adultDrosophila.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104; USA.
authors.forename: Sarah E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Maguire
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104; USA ; Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Chevy Chase, Maryland, 20815; USA ; Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104; USA.
authors.forename: Amita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sehgal
keywords: Drosophila melanogaster; circadian rhythm; limit of rhythmicity; temperature compensation; temperature entrainment