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We previously employed luc reporting to study the effects of a cryptochrome mutation ( cry b ), concentrating on clock gene expression in isolated antennal pairs from Drosophila [ 23 ] . Earlier studies established that cry encodes a 'deep-brain' element of the photoreceptive pathway to the circadian clock [ 24 25 26 ] . But our study suggested a different role for cry in the periphery, because antennal rhythmicity in mutant specimens was dramatically reduced in constant darkness [ 23 ] , an effect that is not consistent with the idea that the encoded protein (CRY) functions solely as a photoreceptor for the circadian system [ 24 25 ] .
Based on the analysis and tabulation of each individual specimen, 26% of the cry b samples (carrying either of the luc transgenes) showed rhythmicity in this assay as compared with 86% of the cry antennal pairs [ 13 ] . We inferred from this set of results that the mutation affects clock function in a manner separate from the photoreceptive role played by CRY protein [ 34 ] .