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Running a little late: chloroplast Fe status and the circadian clock
Author(s) -
Wilson Grandon T,
Connolly Erin L
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the embo journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.484
H-Index - 392
eISSN - 1460-2075
pISSN - 0261-4189
DOI - 10.1038/emboj.2013.14
Subject(s) - columbia university , circadian clock , biology , biological sciences , south carolina , circadian rhythm , chloroplast , biological clock , library science , neuroscience , computational biology , political science , computer science , media studies , genetics , sociology , gene , public administration
Iron homeostasis is essential for plant growth and survival. Two papers now report that chloroplast Iron levels also regulate the period of the circadian clock, which might confer fitness advantage by linking iron status to daily changes in environmental conditions.