FRQ-CK1 Interaction Underlies Temperature Compensation of the <i>Neurospora</i> Circadian Clock
Yue Hu, Xiao‐Lan Liu, Xiaolan Liu, Qiaojia Lu, Yu-Lin Yang, Qun He, Yi Liu, Xiao Liu, Xiao Liu
Abstract
Temperature compensation allows clocks to adapt to all seasons by having a relatively constant period length at different physiological temperatures, but the mechanism of temperature compensation is unclear. Stability of clock proteins was previously proposed to be a major factor that regulated temperature compensation.
Topics & Concepts
NeurosporaCircadian clockCircadian rhythmBiologyNeurospora crassaNeuroscienceGeneticsGeneMutantCircadian rhythm and melatoninGenetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model OrganismsPhotoreceptor and optogenetics research