Open AccessCRYPTOCHROME Is a Blue-Light Sensor That Regulates Neuronal Firing Rate
Author(s) -
Keri J. Fogle,
Kelly G. Parson,
Nicole A. Dahm,
Todd C. Holmes
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 12.556
H-Index - 1186
eISSN - 1095-9203
pISSN - 0036-8075
DOI - 10.1126/science.1199702
Subject(s) - cryptochrome , opsin , drosophila melanogaster , biology , neuroscience , biophysics , optogenetics , timeless , premovement neuronal activity , membrane potential , blue light , phototropin , chemistry , circadian rhythm , circadian clock , rhodopsin , optics , physics , biochemistry , gene , retinal
Neurons in the brain that boost the morning response of the circadian rhythm are themselves directly responsive to light.
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