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ArticleProceedings of the Japan Academy. Series B, Physical and biological sciences2020

Forward genetic approach for behavioral neuroscience using animal models.

Hiromasa Funato

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Article in Proceedings of the Japan Academy. Series B, Physical and biological sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 41% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hiromasa FunatoDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Toho University.
Toho University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Forward genetics is a powerful approach to understand the molecular basis of animal behaviors. Fruit flies were the first animal to which this genetic approach was applied systematically and have provided major discoveries on behaviors including sexual, learning, circadian, and sleep-like behaviors. The development of different classes of model organism such as nematodes, zebrafish, and mice has enabled genetic research to be conducted using more-suitable organisms. The unprecedented success of forward genetic approaches was the identification of the transcription-translation negative feedback loop composed of clock genes as a fundamental and conserved mechanism of circadian rhythm. This approach has now expanded to sleep/wakefulness in mice. A conventional strategy such as dominant and recessive screenings can be modified with advances in DNA sequencing and genome editing technologies.

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Behavior, AnimalAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansCircadian ClocksCircadian RhythmDrosophilaGenetics, BehavioralLearningMiceModels, AnimalMutagenesisNeurosciencesSleepZebrafishanimal behaviorcircadian rhythmforward geneticsmodel animalmutagenesissleep

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PMID31932526
PMCPMC6974404
OpenAlexW2999650037

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