Open AccessA Homeostatic Sleep-Stabilizing Pathway in Drosophila Composed of the Sex Peptide Receptor and Its Ligand, the Myoinhibitory Peptide
Author(s) -
Yangkyun Oh,
SungEun Yoon,
Qi Zhang,
Hyo-Seok Chae,
Ivana Daubnerová,
Orie T. Shafer,
Joonho Choe,
YoungJoon Kim
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001974
Subject(s) - biology , drosophila melanogaster , sleep deprivation , sleep (system call) , microbiology and biotechnology , homeostasis , circadian rhythm , medicine , neuropeptide , endocrinology , neuroscience , receptor , arousal , genetics , gene , computer science , operating system
A ligand of the sex peptide receptor maintains sleep stability and homeostasis by inhibiting wakefulness-promoting neurons in Drosophila .
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