Chromatin landscape and circadian dynamics: Spatial and temporal organization of clock transcription

Nov 8, 2014Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

How DNA Packaging and Daily Rhythms Organize Clock Gene Activity in Space and Time

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Abstract

Circadian rhythms drive physiological and behavioral functions in ∼24-h cycles through complex gene expression programs.

  • Mammalian molecular clock machinery consists of interconnected feedback loops that regulate thousands of genes in a tissue-specific manner.
  • Chromatin remodelers contribute to circadian transcriptional control by enabling appropriate epigenomic oscillations.
  • Circadian interactomes act as nuclear 'hubs' where genes associated with the circadian cycle physically interact in a specific manner.
  • A circadian nuclear landscape may influence metabolic pathways and clock regulators to produce distinct transcriptional programs.
  • Understanding the links between the circadian clock machinery and the nuclear landscape could uncover new pathways connecting metabolism to epigenetic regulation.

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