Glutamate and clock help bean bugs track seasonal reproductive changes

Animals adapt their seasonal physiology by measuring photoperiodic changes over the calendar year. A new study in PLOS Biology uncovers changes in glutamate dynamics in the bean bug that are dependent on photoperiod and a clock gene.

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Published in:PLoS biology 2022-09, Vol.20 (9), p.e3001796-e3001796
Main Authors: Hidalgo, Sergio, Chiu, Joanna C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation
Beans
Biology
Biology and Life Sciences
Brain
Chloride
Circadian rhythm
Circadian rhythms
Clock gene
Earth Sciences
Enzymes
Genetic aspects
Glutamate
Insects
Physical Sciences
Physiological aspects
Physiology
Primer
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Summary:Animals adapt their seasonal physiology by measuring photoperiodic changes over the calendar year. A new study in PLOS Biology uncovers changes in glutamate dynamics in the bean bug that are dependent on photoperiod and a clock gene.
ISSN:1545-7885
1544-9173
1545-7885
DOI:10.1371/journal.pbio.3001796