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How cells tell time

C B Green1

  • 1Dept of Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville 22903, USA. cbg8b@virginia.edu

Trends in Cell Biology
|August 8, 1998
PubMed
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Internal cellular clocks drive daily physiological rhythms, known as circadian rhythms. Recent research advances our understanding of the molecular basis and fundamental properties of these essential cellular circadian clocks.

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Area of Science:

  • Chronobiology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cellular Physiology

Background:

  • Physiological processes exhibit daily rhythms, termed circadian rhythms.
  • These rhythms are regulated by internal biological clocks, not external cues.
  • Circadian clocks are fundamental to all living organisms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review recent advances in identifying cellular circadian clocks.
  • To understand the basic molecular properties of these clocks.
  • To highlight the ubiquity of cellular timekeeping.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current scientific literature on cellular circadian clocks.
  • Analysis of molecular mechanisms underlying circadian rhythm generation.
  • Synthesis of findings on the fundamental properties of cellular clocks.

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Main Results:

  • Circadian clocks can function within individual cells, independent of complex organisms or nervous systems.
  • Key molecular components and their interactions have been identified.
  • The fundamental properties of cellular timekeeping are increasingly understood.

Conclusions:

  • Cellular circadian clocks are fundamental biological mechanisms.
  • Advances in molecular biology have elucidated core clock properties.
  • Understanding cellular clocks offers insights into physiology and disease.