Glia got rhythm

Neuron. 2007 Aug 2;55(3):337-9. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2007.07.014.

Abstract

Whether CNS glial cells play an important role in the regulation of complex behaviors has been a longstanding question. In this issue of Neuron, Suh and Jackson demonstrate a circadian rhythmicity in glial expression of ebony, an N-beta-alanyl-biogenic amine synthase, and show that Ebony activity in glia is essential for the proper regulation of Drosophila circadian behavior.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Review
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Circadian Rhythm / physiology*
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / metabolism
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / physiology*
  • Drosophila / physiology*
  • Drosophila Proteins / metabolism
  • Drosophila Proteins / physiology*
  • Motor Activity / physiology*
  • Neuroglia / metabolism*

Substances

  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • Drosophila Proteins
  • e protein, Drosophila