Publications

Preprints

Chen C. Chaturvedi^, R., Louis^, V., North^, L.E., Xia^, Y., Gonzalez-Perez^, M.P., Kumar^, V., Yu^, Q. and Emery^, P. (2026). Membrane proteomics of the Drosophila circadian neural network.May 21:2026.05.20.726616. doi: 10.64898/2026.05.20.726616.

Chaturvedi, R., Fagan, R.R., Chen, C., Stork, T., Freeman, M.R., Melikian, H.E. and Emery, P. (2026). Diet-dependent sleep modulation by the Drosophila amino acid transporter ANIDRA. May 21:2026.05.20.726708. doi: 10.64898/2026.05.20.726708.

Xia, Y., Louis, V. and Emery, P. (2026).  The CK2 and DBT kinases promote temperature compensation of the Drosophila circadian clock via distinct pathways. Biorxiv. May 21:2026.05.20.726616. doi: 10.64898/2026.05.20.726616.

Louis V., Bellido, Z. Helfenbein, A. Rosenthal J.J.C.  and Emery P. (2026).  Core circadian clock genes control molecular and behavioral circatidal rhythms in Parhyale hawaiensis. Biorxiv. Mar 2:2026.02.27.708297. doi: 10.64898/2026.02.27.708297.

Publications

Xia, Y., Chen, C. & Emery, P. (2025) miR-124 acts during Drosophila development to determine the phase of adult circadian behavior. J. Biol. Rhythms 40 574-593

Kwiatkowski, E.R., Rosenthal, J.J.C. and Emery, P. (2024) Crosstalk between the circatidal and circadian clocks mediates behavioral adaptation to tidal patterns. Curr Biol. 34(22):5239-5251.e2. 

Chitre, M. and Emery, P. (2023) ATXN2 is a target of N-terminal proteolysis. PLOS One. 8:e0296085

Kwiatkowski, E.R., Schnytzer, Y., Rosenthal, J.C.C, and Emery, P. Behavioral circatidal rhythms require Bmal1 in Parhyale hawaiensis. Current Biology, 2023.Mar 19;S0960-9822(23)00303-2.doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.03.015.Curr Biol, 33. 1867-1882.e5.

Joshi R, Cai YD, Xia Y, Chiu JC, Emery P. PERIOD Phosphoclusters Control Temperature Compensation of the Drosophila Circadian Clock. Front Physiol 2022 Jun 2;13:888262. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2022.888262. eCollection 2022

Chaturvedi R, Stork T, Yuan C., Freeman FR, Emery P. Astrocytic GABA transporter controls sleep by modulating GABAergic signaling in Drosophila circadian neurons. Curr Biol. 2022, 32(9):1895-1908.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.02.066. Epub 2022 Mar 17.

Fagan RR, Kearney PJ, Luethi D, Bolden NC, Sitte HH, Emery P, Melikian HE. Dopaminergic Ric GTPase activity impacts amphetamine sensitivity and sleep quality in a dopamine transporter-dependent manner in Drosophila melanogaster. Mol Psychiatry. 2021 Sep 1. doi: 10.1038/s41380-021-01275-y. Online ahead of print. PMID: 34471250

Foley LE, Ling J, Joshi R, Evantal N, Kadener S, Emery P. Drosophila PSI controls circadian period and the phase of circadian behavior under temperature cycle via tim splicing. Elife. 2019 Nov 8;8. doi: 10.7554/eLife.50063. PubMed PMID: 31702555; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6890465.

Chatterjee A, Lamaze A, De J, Mena W, Chélot E, Martin B, Hardin P, Kadener S, Emery P, Rouyer F. Reconfiguration of a Multi-oscillator Network by Light in the Drosophila Circadian Clock. Curr Biol. 2018 Jul 9;28(13):2007-2017.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.04.064. Epub 2018 Jun 14. PubMed PMID: 29910074; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6039274.

Lamba P, Foley LE, Emery P. Neural Network Interactions Modulate CRY-Dependent Photoresponses in Drosophila. J Neurosci. 2018 Jul 4;38(27):6161-6171. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2259-17.2018. Epub 2018 Jun 6. PubMed PMID: 29875268; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6031578.

Fujii S, Emery P, Amrein H. SIK3-HDAC4 signaling regulates Drosophila circadian male sex drive rhythm via modulating the DN1 clock neurons.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017 Aug 8;114(32):E6669-E6677. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1620483114. Epub 2017 Jul 25. PubMed PMID: 28743754; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5558993.

Zhang Y, Lamba P, Guo P, Emery P. miR-124 Regulates the Phase of Drosophila Circadian Locomotor Behavior. J Neurosci. 2016 Feb 10;36(6):2007-13. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3286-15.2016. PubMed PMID: 26865623; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4748081.

Lamba P, Bilodeau-Wentworth D, Emery P, Zhang Y. Morning and evening oscillators cooperate to reset circadian behavior in response to light input. Cell Rep. 2014 May 8;7(3):601-8. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2014.03.044. Epub 2014 Apr 17. PubMed PMID: 24746814; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4303071.

Zhang Y, Ling J, Yuan C, Dubruille R, Emery P. A role for Drosophila ATX2 in activation of PER translation and circadian behavior. Science. 2013 May 17;340(6134):879-82. doi: 10.1126/science.1234746. PubMed PMID: 23687048; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4078874.

Karpowicz P, Zhang Y, Hogenesch JB, Emery P, Perrimon N. The circadian clock gates the intestinal stem cell regenerative state. Cell Rep. 2013 Apr 25;3(4):996-1004. doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2013.03.016. Epub 2013 Apr 11. PubMed PMID: 23583176; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3982394.

Zhang Y, Emery P. GW182 controls Drosophila circadian behavior and PDF-receptor signaling. Neuron. 2013 Apr 10;78(1):152-65. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2013.01.035. PubMed PMID: 23583112; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3629553.

Ling J, Dubruille R, Emery P. KAYAK-α modulates circadian transcriptional feedback loops in Drosophila pacemaker neurons. J Neurosci. 2012 Nov 21;32(47):16959-70. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1888-12.2012. PubMed PMID: 23175847; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3528402.

Kaneko H, Head LM, Ling J, Tang X, Liu Y, Hardin PE, Emery P, Hamada FN. Circadian rhythm of temperature preference and its neural control in Drosophila. Curr Biol. 2012 Oct 9;22(19):1851-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.08.006. Epub 2012 Sep 13. PubMed PMID: 22981774; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3470760.

Zhang Y, Liu Y, Bilodeau-Wentworth D, Hardin PE, Emery P. Light and temperature control the contribution of specific DN1 neurons to Drosophila circadian behavior. Curr Biol. 2010 Apr 13;20(7):600-5. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2010.02.044. Epub 2010 Apr 1. PubMed PMID: 20362449; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2862552.

Dubruille R, Murad A, Rosbash M, Emery P. A constant light-genetic screen identifies KISMET as a regulator of circadian photoresponses. PLoS Genet. 2009 Dec;5(12):e1000787. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000787. Epub 2009 Dec 24. PubMed PMID: 20041201; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2789323.

Zhu H, Sauman I, Yuan Q, Casselman A, Emery-Le M, Emery P, Reppert SM. Cryptochromes define a novel circadian clock mechanism in monarch butterflies that may underlie sun compass navigation. PLoS Biol. 2008 Jan;6(1):e4. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0060004. PubMed PMID: 18184036; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2174970.

Busza A, Murad A, Emery P. Interactions between circadian neurons control temperature synchronization of Drosophila behavior. J Neurosci. 2007 Oct 3;27(40):10722-33. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2479-07.2007. PubMed PMID: 17913906; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6672815.

Murad A, Emery-Le M, Emery P. A subset of dorsal neurons modulates circadian behavior and light responses in Drosophila. Neuron. 2007 Mar 1;53(5):689-701. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2007.01.034. PubMed PMID: 17329209; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1852515.

Rush BL, Murad A, Emery P, Giebultowicz JM. Ectopic CRYPTOCHROME renders TIM light sensitive in the Drosophila ovary. J Biol Rhythms. 2006 Aug;21(4):272-8. doi: 10.1177/0748730406290416. PubMed PMID: 16864647.

Busza A, Emery-Le M, Rosbash M, Emery P. Roles of the two Drosophila CRYPTOCHROME structural domains in circadian photoreception. Science.2004 Jun 4;304(5676):1503-6. doi: 10.1126/science.1096973. PubMed PMID: 15178801.

Reviews and Commentaries

Louis, V. and Emery, P. (2025). Biological Rhythms: In the sea, two clocks are better than one.  Curr Biol. 35(12):R620-R623

Emery, P. and Gachon, F. (2025). Biological rhythms: Living your life, one half-day at a time.  NPJ Biol. Timing and Sleep. 2025;2(1):21

Chaturvedi, R. and Emery, P. (2024).  Fly into tranquility: GABA’s role in Drosophila sleep. Current Opinion in Insect Sciences. 64:101219.

Kwiatkowski, E.R. and Emery, P. (2024). Circadian rhythms: Cnidarians are CLOCKing in. Elife.  Published online  https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.98512

Kwiatkowski, E.R., Rosenthal, J.J.C. and Emery, P. (2024). Clocks at sea: the genome-editing tide is rising. Trends Genet. 40, 387-397

Emery, P, Klarsfeld, A, Stanewsky, R and Shafer, OT (2023) Sensitive Timing: a Reappraisal of Chronobiology’s Foundational Texts.  J. Biol. Rhythms, Jun;38(3):245-258.  doi: 10.1177/07487304231169080. Epub 2023 May 25.. PMID: 37226809

Foley LE, Emery P. Drosophila Cryptochrome: Variations in Blue. J Biol Rhythms. 2020 Feb;35(1):16-27. doi: 10.1177/0748730419878290. Epub 2019 Oct 10. PubMed PMID: 31599203; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7328257

Emery P. Connecting Circadian Genes to Neurodegenerative Pathways in Fruit Flies. PLoS Genet. 2015 Jun;11(6):e1005266. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005266. eCollection 2015 Jun. PubMed PMID: 26068245; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4465890.

Tataroglu O, Emery P. The molecular ticks of the Drosophila circadian clock. Curr Opin Insect Sci. 2015 Feb 1;7:51-57. doi: 10.1016/j.cois.2015.01.002. PubMed PMID: 26120561; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4480617.

Tataroglu O, Emery P. Studying circadian rhythms in Drosophila melanogaster. Methods. 2014 Jun 15;68(1):140-50. doi: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2014.01.001. Epub 2014 Jan 9. Review. PubMed PMID: 24412370; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4049855.

Emery P. Circadian rhythms: An electric jolt to the clock. Curr Biol. 2012 Oct 23;22(20):R876-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.08.003. PubMed PMID: 23098596.

Dubruille R, Emery P. A plastic clock: how circadian rhythms respond to environmental cues in Drosophila. Mol Neurobiol. 2008 Oct;38(2):129-45. doi: 10.1007/s12035-008-8035-y. Epub 2008 Aug 27. Review. PubMed PMID: 18751931.

Emery P, Francis M. Circadian rhythms: timing the sense of smell. Curr Biol. 2008 Jul 8;18(13):R569-71. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.05.011. PubMed PMID: 18606130.

Emery P, Freeman MR. Glia got rhythm. Neuron. 2007 Aug 2;55(3):337-9. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2007.07.014. Review. PubMed PMID: 17678846.

Emery P, Reppert SM. A rhythmic Ror. Neuron. 2004 Aug 19;43(4):443-6. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2004.08.009. Review. PubMed PMID: 15312644.