The HisCl1 histamine receptor acts in photoreceptors to synchronize Drosophila behavioral rhythms with light-dark cycles

Faredin Alejevski; Alexandra Saint-Charles; Christine Michard-Vanhée; Béatrice Martin; Sonya Galant; Daniel Vasiliauskas; François Rouyer

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-08116-7

Nature Communications (Jan 2019)

The HisCl1 histamine receptor acts in photoreceptors to synchronize Drosophila behavioral rhythms with light-dark cycles

Faredin Alejevski,
Alexandra Saint-Charles,
Christine Michard-Vanhée,
Béatrice Martin,
Sonya Galant,
Daniel Vasiliauskas,
François Rouyer

Affiliations

Faredin Alejevski: Institut des Neurosciences Paris-Saclay, Univ. Paris Sud, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay
Alexandra Saint-Charles: Institut des Neurosciences Paris-Saclay, Univ. Paris Sud, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay
Christine Michard-Vanhée: Institut des Neurosciences Paris-Saclay, Univ. Paris Sud, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay
Béatrice Martin: Institut des Neurosciences Paris-Saclay, Univ. Paris Sud, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay
Sonya Galant: Institut des Neurosciences Paris-Saclay, Univ. Paris Sud, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay
Daniel Vasiliauskas: Institut des Neurosciences Paris-Saclay, Univ. Paris Sud, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay
François Rouyer: Institut des Neurosciences Paris-Saclay, Univ. Paris Sud, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-08116-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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The role of the HisCl1 histamine receptor in the Drosophila visual system remains unclear. This study shows that HisCl1 is expressed in Rh6-photoreceptors where its function is sufficient for circadian entrainment by incorporating synaptic inputs from other photoreceptors.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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