A Novel Protein, CHRONO, Functions as a Core Component of the Mammalian Circadian Clock
Author(s) -
Akihiro Goriki,
Fumiyuki Hatanaka,
Jihwan Myung,
Jae Kyoung Kim,
Takashi Yoritaka,
Shintaro Tanoue,
Takaya Abe,
Hiroshi Kiyonari,
Katsumi Fujimoto,
Yukio Kato,
Takashi Todo,
Akio Matsubara,
Daniel B. Forger,
Toru Takumi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001839
Subject(s) - biology , circadian rhythm , circadian clock , epigenetics , negative feedback , cryptochrome , gene , neuroscience , clock , period (music) , genetics , microbiology and biotechnology , quantum mechanics , voltage , acoustics , physics
Two independent studies, one of them using a computational approach, identified CHRONO, a gene shown to modulate the activity of circadian transcription factors and alter circadian behavior in mice.
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