Metabolism and cancer: the circadian clock connection.

doi:10.1038/nrc2747

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Metabolism and cancer: the circadian clock connection.

Nature reviews. Cancer - 1 Dec 2009

Sahar Saurabh, Sassone-Corsi Paolo

Abstract excerpt

Circadian rhythms govern a remarkable variety of metabolic and physiological functions. Accumulating epidemiological and genetic evidence indicates that the disruption of circadian rhythms might be directly linked to cancer. Intriguingly, several molecular gears constituting the clock machinery h...

Topics

Cell Cycle
Chromatin
Circadian Rhythm
Circadian Rhythm Signaling Peptides and Proteins
Humans
Mutation
NAD
Neoplasms
Sirtuin 1

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