Article
Reconstitution of circadian oscillation of cyanobacterial KaiC phosphorylation in vitro.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 15 Apr 2005
Nakajima Masato, Imai Keiko, Ito Hiroshi, Nishiwaki Taeko, Murayama Yoriko, Iwasaki Hideo, Oyama Tokitaka, Kondo Takao
Abstract excerpt
Kai proteins globally regulate circadian gene expression of cyanobacteria. The KaiC phosphorylation cycle, which persists even without transcription or translation, is assumed to be a basic timing process of the circadian clock. We have reconstituted the self-sustainable oscillation of KaiC phosphorylation in vitro by incubating KaiC with KaiA, KaiB, and adenosine triphosphate. The period of the in vitro...
Topics
- Adenosine Triphosphate
- Bacterial Proteins
- Circadian Rhythm
- Circadian Rhythm Signaling Peptides and Proteins
- Genes, Bacterial
- Luminescence
- Mutation
- Phosphorylation
- Recombinant Proteins
- Synechococcus
