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Regulation of Circadian Clocks by Redox Homeostasis
How balance of cell oxidation affects the body's internal clock
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Abstract
Circadian oscillations in the redox state of peroxiredoxin are conserved in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
- Biological clocks in living organisms align with environmental cycles of light, temperature, and food availability.
- Redox oscillations are identified as a non-transcriptional mechanism contributing to timekeeping alongside classical models.
- Evidence suggests potential interactions between the circadian clock and the cell's redox status.
- The relationship between the classical transcription-translation feedback loop and redox oscillation remains unclear.
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