Circadian transcription: passing the HAT to CLOCK. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • In animals, the circadian timekeeping mechanism relies on the coordinated activities of activators and repressors to control rhythmic transcription. In this issue of Cell, Doi et al. (2006) reveal that rhythms in histone acetylation are necessary for rhythmic transcription and that the histone acetyl transferase responsible is CLOCK, a key transcription factor that is essential for circadian oscillator function.

published proceedings

  • Cell

author list (cited authors)

  • Hardin, P. E., & Yu, W.

citation count

  • 30

complete list of authors

  • Hardin, Paul E||Yu, Wangjie

publication date

  • January 2006

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