… Importantly, the comm robo double-mutant phenotype resembles that of the robo single
mutant (Seeger et al. 1993), and the phenotype of comm slit looks like that of slit (GF Gilestro & …

Ligand-dependent downregulation of tyrosine kinase receptors is a critical step for modulating
their activity. Upon ligand binding, hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) receptor (Met) is …

Sleep is universal, strictly regulated, and necessary for cognition. Why this is so remains a
mystery, although recent work suggests that sleep, memory, and plasticity are linked. However…

pySolo is a multiplatform software for analysis of sleep and locomotor activity in Drosophila
melanogaster. pySolo provides a user-friendly graphic interface and it has been developed …

Semaphorins are a large family of molecular cues implicated in neural development and in
a variety of functions outside the nervous system. Semaphorin 5A (Sema5A) is a …

In the past decade, Drosophila has emerged as an ideal model organism for studying the
genetic components of sleep as well as its regulation and functions. In fruit flies, sleep can be …

Here, we present the use of ethoscopes, which are machines for high-throughput analysis
of behavior in Drosophila and other animals. Ethoscopes provide a software and hardware …

The recent development of automatised methods to score various behaviours on a large
number of animals provides biologists with an unprecedented set of tools to decipher these …

… Special thanks to all the members of the Gilestro, Dionne and Southall laboratories for constant
and … Gilestro GF. 2012. Video tracking and analysis of sleep in Drosophila melanogaster. …

… We thank all members of the Gilestro laboratory for endless discussions and invaluable
intellectual contributions. We thank the two anonymous reviewers and the many colleagues who …