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Circadian rhythms have broad implications for understanding brain and behavior

dc.contributor.authorSilver, Rae
dc.contributor.authorKriegsfeld, Lance J.
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-26T19:50:51Z
dc.date.available2015-01-26T19:50:51Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractCircadian rhythms are generated by an endogenously organized timing system that drives daily rhythms in behavior, physiology and metabolism. In mammals, the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the hypothalamus is the locus of a master circadian clock. The SCN is synchronized to environmental changes in the light:dark cycle by direct, monosynaptic innervation via the retino-hypothalamic tract. In turn, the SCN coordinates the rhythmic activities of innumerable subordinate clocks in virtually all bodily tissues and organs. The core molecular clockwork is composed of a transcriptional/post-translational feedback loop in which clock genes and their protein products periodically suppress their own transcription. This primary loop connects to downstream output genes by additional, interlocked transcriptional feedback loops to create tissue-specific ‘circadian transcriptomes’. Signals from peripheral tissues inform the SCN of the internal state of the organism and the brain’s master clock is modified accordingly. A consequence of this hierarchical, multilevel feedback system is that there are ubiquitous effects of circadian timing on genetic and metabolic responses throughout the body. This overview examines landmark studies in the history of the study of circadian timing system, and highlights our current understanding of the operation of circadian clocks with a focus on topics of interest to the neuroscience community.por
dc.identifier.citationEuropean Journal of Neuroscience, 39, 1866-1880por
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/ejn.12593
dc.identifier.issn1460-9568
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/3362
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sonspor
dc.subjectChronopharmacologypor
dc.subjectEndocrinepor
dc.subjectFeedingpor
dc.subjectMental healthpor
dc.subjectObesitypor
dc.subjectSleeppor
dc.titleCircadian rhythms have broad implications for understanding brain and behaviorpor
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage1880por
oaire.citation.startPage1866por
oaire.citation.titleEuropean Journal of Neurosciencepor
oaire.citation.volume39por
rcaap.rightsrestrictedAccesspor
rcaap.typearticlepor

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