Molecular Mechanisms of Vertebrate Photoperiodism

光周期控制的生理现象(称为光周期)，如植物开花和动物的生殖活动，在各种各样的物种中都能观察到。然而，在任何生物体研究中，光周期效应的分子机制都没有得到很好的理解。在本研究中，我们研究了光周期从光输入到GnRH释放的过程，重点研究了Dio2基因在鱼类、鸟类和哺乳动物中的调控和功能。

The photoperiodic control of physiological phenomena (known as photoperiodism), such as flowering in plants and reproductive activity in animals is observed in a wide variety of species. However, the molecular mechanism of photoperiodism was not well understood in any organism studies. In the present study, we investigated a process from photic inputs to GnRH release in photoperiodism, focusing on the regulation and function of Dio2 gene using fish, birds and mammals.