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Molecular neurogenetics of circadian and circatidal rhythmicity in crustacea

Reference	S17172
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Charalambos Kyriacou
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Professor Simon Webster
Institution	University of Leicester
Department	Genetics
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	390,832
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/08/2002
End date	01/10/2006
Duration	50 months

Abstract

In terrestrial organisms, common mechanisms of circadian rhythmicity are found which utilise autoregulatory negative feedback loops. However, in most marine organisms, circatidal (12.4h) cues are probably at least as important as circadian signals. This proposal seeks to uncover the molecular basis of circatidal and circadian rhythms in the marine isopod Eurydice pulchra, by investigating whether the insect circadian clock gene homologues are re-used to generate circatidal cycles, or whether a novel system of gene regulation has evolved. These questions will be answered using tools from functional genomics and molecular neuroscience.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Animal Sciences (AS)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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