The itty-bitty time machine genetics of the cyanobacterial circadian clock

The cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 has been used as the prokaryotic model system for the study of circadian rhythms for the past two decades. Its genetic malleability has been instrumental in the discovery of key input, oscillator, and output components and has also provided monumen...

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Published inAdvances in genetics Vol. 74; pp. 13 - 53
Main Authors Mackey, Shannon R, Golden, Susan S, Ditty, Jayna L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 2011
Subjects
Bacterial Proteins - genetics
Biological Clocks
Circadian Clocks
Circadian Rhythm
Cyanobacteria
Cyanobacteria - genetics
Cyanobacteria - physiology
Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
Models, Biological
Signal Transduction
Synechococcus elongatus
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Summary:The cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 has been used as the prokaryotic model system for the study of circadian rhythms for the past two decades. Its genetic malleability has been instrumental in the discovery of key input, oscillator, and output components and has also provided monumental insights into the mechanism by which proteins function to maintain and dictate 24-h time. In addition, basic research into the prokaryotic system has led to interesting advances in eukaryotic circadian mechanisms. Undoubtedly, continued genetic and mutational analyses of this single-celled cyanobacterium will aid in teasing out the intricacies of the Kai-based circadian clock to advance our understanding of this system as well as other more "complex" systems.
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ISSN:0065-2660
0065-2660
DOI:10.1016/B978-0-12-387690-4.00002-7