昼夜节律
生物钟
时钟
神经科学
生物
基因
表型
细胞生物学
遗传学
作者
Youri G. Bolsius,Matías D. Zurbriggen,Jae Kyoung Kim,Martien J. Kas,Peter Meerlo,Sara J. Aton,Robbert Havekes
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.bcp.2021.114493
摘要
Circadian clock genes serve as the molecular basis for animals' ~24-h internal timekeeping.Clock gene expression inside and outside of the mammalian brain's circadian pacemaker (i.e. the SCN) integrates temporal information into a wealth of physiological processes.Ample data suggests that in addition to canonical cellular timekeeping functions, clock proteins also interact with proteins involved in cellular processes not related to timekeeping, including protein regulation and the interaction with other signaling mechanisms not directly linked to the regulation of circadian rhythms.Indeed, recent data suggests that clock genes outside the SCN are involved in fundamental brain processes such as sleep/wakefulness, stress and memory.The role of clock genes in these brain processes are complex and divers, influencing many molecular pathways and phenotypes.In this review, we will discuss recent work on the involvement of clock genes in sleep, stress, and memory.Moreover, we raise the controversial possibility that these functions may be under certain circumstances independent of their circadian timekeeping function.
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