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Monitoring Cell-autonomous Circadian Clock Rhythms of Gene Expression Using Luciferase Bioluminescence Reporters
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El inicio alternativo de la traducción y la fosforilación específica del tiempo producen múltiples formas de la
N Y Garceau1, Y Liu, J J Loros
1Department of Biochemistry, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755-3844, USA.
Cell
|May 2, 1997
Resumen
El gen de la frecuencia (FRQ)
Área de la Ciencia:
- Biología Molecular Biología Molecular
- Cronobiología cronobiología.
Sus antecedentes:
- El gen de frecuencia (frq) es central para el oscilador circadiano de Neurospora.
- Los ritmos circadianos están regulados por circuitos de retroalimentación de transcripción / traducción.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar la compleja regulación post-transcripcional de las FRQ.
- Para dilucidar la dinámica temporal de la síntesis de FRQ y la fosforilación.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis de las isoformas de proteínas FRQ generadas por iniciación de traducción alternativa.
- Monitoreo de los patrones de fosforilación de FRQ a lo largo del ciclo circadiano.
Principales resultados:
- Dos formas de proteínas FRQ surgen de la iniciación alternativa de la traducción.
- FRQ se somete a una fosforilación progresiva, creando productos temporalmente distintos.
- La regulación traslacional y la retroalimentación FRQ en la transcripción frq ocurren rápidamente, seguidas de una regulación postraslacional más lenta.
Conclusiones:
- La compleja regulación post-transcripcional, que incluye el control traslacional y la fosforilación, ajusta el reloj circadiano de Neurospora.
- Estas capas reguladoras contribuyen a la rotación de FRQ y a la reactivación cíclica del gen frq.
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