Sleep: Dozy worms and sleepy flies

被引:9
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作者
Olofsson, Birgitta [1 ]
de Bono, Mario [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Cambridge, Dept Zool, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, England
[2] MRC, Mol Biol Lab, Cambridge CB2 0QH, England
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
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D O I
10.1016/j.cub.2008.01.002
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Recent work on quiescent states in Caenorhabditis elegans suggests that worms exhibit behaviours reminiscent of satiety and sleep in mammals. At a molecular level, signalling through the EGF receptor, and protein kinase G promotes quiescent states in both worms and flies, suggesting conserved mechanisms for sleep-like behaviours.
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页码:R204 / R206
页数:3
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