Glia-related circadian plasticity in the visual system of Diptera

doi:10.3389/fphys.2013.00036

Glia-related circadian plasticity in the visual system of Diptera

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title:	Glia-related circadian plasticity in the visual system of Diptera
author:	Górska-Andrzejak Jolanta
journal title:	Frontiers in Physiology
title of volume:	Plasticity in the sensory systems of invertebrates
volume:	4
date of publication :	2013
article ID:	36
eISSN:	1664-042X
ISBN:	978-2-88919-281-6
series:	Frontiers Research Topics, ISSN 1664-8714
DOI:	10.3389/fphys.2013.00036
language:	English
journal language:	English
abstract in English:	The circadian changes in morphology of the first visual neuropil or lamina of Diptera represent an example of the neuronal plasticity controlled by the circadian clock (circadian plasticity). It is observed in terminals of the compound eye photoreceptor cells, the peripheral oscillators expressing the clock genes. However, it has been found also in their postsynaptic partners, the L1 and L2 monopolar cells, in which the activity of the clock genes have not yet been detected. The circadian input that the L1 and L2 receive seems to originate not only from the retina photoreceptors and from the circadian pacemaker neurons located in the brain, but also from the glial cells that express the clock genes and thus contain circadian oscillators. This paper summarizes the morphological and biochemical rhythms in glia of the optic lobe, shows how they contribute to circadian plasticity, and discusses how glial clocks may modulate circadian rhythms in the lamina.
keywords in English:	circadian plasticity, glia, visual system, Drosophila, Musca
affiliation:	Wydział Biologii i Nauk o Ziemi : Instytut Zoologii
type:	journal article
subtype:	academic paper