Article
CaMKII is essential for the cellular clock and coupling between morning and evening behavioral rhythms.
Genes & development - 15 May 2014
Kon Naohiro, Yoshikawa Tomoko, Honma Sato, Yamagata Yoko, Yoshitane Hikari, Shimizu Kimiko, Sugiyama Yasunori, Hara Chihiro, Kameshita Isamu, Honma Ken-ichi, Fukada Yoshitaka
Abstract excerpt
Daily behavioral rhythms in mammals are governed by the central circadian clock, located in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN). The behavioral rhythms persist even in constant darkness, with a stable activity time due to coupling between two oscillators that determine the morning and evening activities. Accumulating evidence supports a prerequisite role for Ca(2+) in the robust oscillation of the SCN, yet the...
Topics
- ARNTL Transcription Factors
- Animals
- Behavior, Animal
- Biological Clocks
- CLOCK Proteins
- Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2
- Circadian Rhythm
- Enzyme Activation
- Enzyme Inhibitors
