Skip to main content
. 2013 May;143(5):1489–1499. doi: 10.1378/chest.12-1219

Table 1.

—Mammalian Genes That Influence Circadian Rhythm and Their Close Counterparts in the Drosophila melanogaster Fruit Fly

Mammalian Gene Drosophila Gene
Clock (CLOCKa) Clock
Period 1, 2, and 3 (PER1,a PER2,a and PER3a) Period
Cryptochrome 1 and 2 (CRY1a and CRY2a) Cryptochrome
BMAL1 (ARNTLa) Cycle
Timeless (TIMELESSa) Timeless
CK1δ and CK1ε (CSNK1Ea) Doubletime

Adapted with permission from Allada.85

a

Currently approved gene symbol per the Human Genome Organisation International Gene Nomenclature Committee database.84