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CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS IN PLANTS.

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  • 1Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755-3576;

Annual Review of Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology
|May 5, 2001
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Plants possess circadian rhythms, or daily biological cycles. Recent genetic and molecular studies in Arabidopsis are rapidly identifying key components of the plant circadian clock, revealing its complex nature.

Area of Science:

  • Plant biology
  • Chronobiology
  • Molecular genetics

Background:

  • Circadian rhythms, with approximate 24-hour periods, are ubiquitous in nature.
  • Plants exhibit numerous rhythmic outputs, and their circadian input pathways, including photoreceptors, are well-understood.
  • However, the central components of the plant circadian oscillator have remained largely unidentified until recently.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To accelerate the identification of core components within plant circadian systems.
  • To explore the complexity and potential multiplicity of circadian clocks in plants.

Main Methods:

  • Primarily utilized genetic and molecular biological approaches.
  • Focused investigations on the model plant species Arabidopsis.

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Main Results:

  • Significant progress has been made in identifying key components of the plant circadian system.
  • Evidence suggests the existence of multiple, distinct circadian clocks within plant tissues and even individual cells.

Conclusions:

  • Genetic and molecular studies are rapidly advancing our understanding of the plant circadian oscillator.
  • Plant circadian systems exhibit unexpected complexity, likely involving multiple interacting clocks.