Circadian clocks: translation

Till Roenneberg; Martha Merrow

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2005.06.014

Circadian clocks: translation

Curr Biol. 2005 Jun 21;15(12):R470-3. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2005.06.014.

Authors

Till Roenneberg¹, Martha Merrow

Affiliation

¹ Centre for Chronobiology, Institute of Medical Psychology, Medical Faculty, University of Munich, Goethestr. 31, D-80336 Munich, Germany. roenneberg@lmu.de

PMID: 15964270
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2005.06.014

Abstract

One of the big questions in biological rhythms research is how a stable and precise circa-24 hour oscillation is generated on the molecular level. While increasing complexity seemed to be the key, a recent report suggests that circa-24 hour rhythms can be generated by just four molecules incubated in a test tube.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Bacterial Proteins / genetics
Bacterial Proteins / metabolism
Circadian Rhythm / physiology*
Circadian Rhythm Signaling Peptides and Proteins
Gene Expression Regulation
Humans
Phosphorylation
Synechococcus / physiology*

Substances

Bacterial Proteins
Circadian Rhythm Signaling Peptides and Proteins
KaiA protein, cyanobacteria
KaiC protein, cyanobacteria