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ALGAE KNOW THE TIME OF DAY: CIRCADIAN AND PHOTOPERIODIC PROGRAMS
Author(s) -
Suzuki Lena,
Johnson Carl Hirschie
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of phycology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.85
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1529-8817
pISSN - 0022-3646
DOI - 10.1046/j.1529-8817.2001.01094.x
Subject(s) - biology , circadian rhythm , algae , cyanobacteria , photosynthesis , bacterial circadian rhythms , circadian clock , ecology , chronobiology , evolutionary biology , botany , neuroscience , genetics , bacteria
Eukaryotic algae have long served as model systems for analyses of circadian (daily) rhythms of many phenomena, including rhythmic gene expression, cell division timing, taxes, photosynthesis, and others. More recently, circadian clocks have been demonstrated in cyanobacteria, and rapid progress on the characteristics and mechanism of timekeeping in these prokaryotic algae ensued. These daily timekeepers enhance the fitness of algae and may contribute to seasonal responses.