Brain-specific rescue of Clock reveals system-driven transcriptional rhythms in peripheral tissue.

The circadian regulatory network is organized in a hierarchical fashion, with a central oscillator in the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) orchestrating circadian oscillations in peripheral tissues. The nature of the relationship between central and peripheral oscillators, however, is poorly understood....

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Main Authors: Michael E Hughes, Hee-Kyung Hong, Jason L Chong, Alejandra A Indacochea, Samuel S Lee, Michael Han, Joseph S Takahashi, John B Hogenesch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3405989?pdf=render