The lysine demethylase dKDM2 is non-essential for viability, but regulates circadian rhythms in Drosophila
Yani Zheng, Yongbo Xue, Xingjie Ren, Xiao-Jun Xie, Xiao Li, Yu Jia, Xiao Li, Jian‐Quan Ni, Jian-Quan Ni, Yong Zhang, Jun‐Yuan Ji
This study shows that dKDM2 is not essential for Drosophila viability but regulates circadian rhythms, with loss-of-function mutants showing arrhythmic behavior and overexpression causing shorter periods.
Frontiers in Genetics · Sep 4, 2018Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology