Molecular Mechanisms Underlying the Arabidopsis Circadian Clock

作者：Nakamichi Norihito^*

来源：Plant and Cell Physiology, 2011, 52(10): 1709-1718.

DOI：10.1093/pcp/pcr118

• Arabidopsis thaliana
• Circadian clock
• Genetic circuit
• Protein function

A wide range of biological processes exhibit circadian rhythm, enabling plants to adapt to the environmental day-night cycle. This rhythm is generated by the so-called 'circadian clock'. Although a number of genetic approaches have identified > 25 clock-associated genes involved in the Arabidopsis clock mechanism, the molecular functions of a large part of these genes are not known. Recent comprehensive studies have revealed the molecular functions of several key clock-associated proteins. This progress has provided mechanistic insights into how key clock-associated proteins are integrated, and may help in understanding the essence of the clock's molecular mechanisms.

• 出版日期2011-10