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Rest in Drosophila is a sleep-like state.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10707978     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
To facilitate the genetic study of sleep, we documented that rest behavior in Drosophila melanogaster is a sleep-like state. The animals choose a preferred location, become immobile for periods of up to 157 min at a particular time in the circadian day, and are relatively unresponsive to sensory stimuli. Rest is affected by both homeostatic and circadian influences: when rest is prevented, the flies increasingly tend to rest despite stimulation and then exhibit a rest rebound. Drugs acting on a mammalian adenosine receptor alter rest as they do sleep, suggesting conserved neural mechanisms. Finally, normal homeostatic regulation depends on the timeless but not the period central clock gene. Understanding the molecular features of Drosophila rest should shed new light on the mechanisms and function of sleep.
Authors:
J C Hendricks; S M Finn; K A Panckeri; J Chavkin; J A Williams; A Sehgal; A I Pack
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Neuron     Volume:  25     ISSN:  0896-6273     ISO Abbreviation:  Neuron     Publication Date:  2000 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2000-03-23     Completed Date:  2000-03-23     Revised Date:  2009-11-19    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8809320     Medline TA:  Neuron     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  129-38     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Center for Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, USA. jch@vet.upeen.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Animals, Genetically Modified
Circadian Rhythm / physiology
Drosophila Proteins*
Drosophila melanogaster / physiology*
Gene Expression / physiology
Insect Proteins / genetics*,  metabolism
Male
Mutagenesis / physiology
Nervous System / cytology
Neurons, Afferent / physiology
Nuclear Proteins / genetics*,  metabolism
Period Circadian Proteins
Rest / physiology*
Sleep / genetics*
Sleep Deprivation
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HL 60287/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 HL 59496/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Drosophila Proteins; 0/Insect Proteins; 0/Nuclear Proteins; 0/PER protein, Drosophila; 0/Period Circadian Proteins; 0/timeless protein, Drosophila
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Neuron. 2000 May;26(2):295-8   [PMID:  10839349 ]

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