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Rhythmic Transcription: The Molecular Basis of Circadian Melatonin Synthesis

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Day-night and seasonal changes in the environment dominate the lives of plants and animals, thus many facets of physiology are adapted to anticipate these changes. In vertebrates, the endocrine system plays a key role in synchronising physiology with the environment. Circadian and seasonal rhythmicity characterise the action of many hormones which ultimately direct long-term changes in gene expression (1, 2). Thus, the properties of transcription factors and the signalling pathways which regulate them, constitute an essential link in the relay of temporal information.

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    Paolo Sassone-Corsi, David Whitmore, Nicolas Cermakian & Nicholas S. Foulkes

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Sassone-Corsi, P., Whitmore, D., Cermakian, N., Foulkes, N.S. (1999). Rhythmic Transcription: The Molecular Basis of Circadian Melatonin Synthesis. In: Holick, M.F., Jung, E.G. (eds) Biologic Effects of Light 1998. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5051-8_1

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