The mammalian circadian timing system: organization and coordination of central and peripheral clocks

C Dibner, U Schibler, U Albrecht - Annual review of physiology, 2010 - annualreviews.org
Most physiology and behavior of mammalian organisms follow daily oscillations. These
rhythmic processes are governed by environmental cues (eg, fluctuations in light intensity …

The genetics of mammalian circadian order and disorder: implications for physiology and disease

JS Takahashi, HK Hong, CH Ko… - Nature reviews …, 2008 - nature.com
Circadian cycles affect a variety of physiological processes, and disruptions of normal
circadian biology therefore have the potential to influence a range of disease-related …

Genetics of circadian rhythms in Mammalian model organisms

PL Lowrey, JS Takahashi - Advances in genetics, 2011 - Elsevier
The mammalian circadian system is a complex hierarchical temporal network which is
organized around an ensemble of uniquely coupled cells comprising the principal circadian …

Cellular clocks in AVP neurons of the SCN are critical for interneuronal coupling regulating circadian behavior rhythm

M Mieda, D Ono, E Hasegawa, H Okamoto, K Honma… - Neuron, 2015 - cell.com
The suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), the primary circadian pacemaker in mammals, is a
network structure composed of multiple types of neurons. Here, we report that mice with a …

Melatonin is required for the circadian regulation of sleep

AV Gandhi, EA Mosser, G Oikonomou, DA Prober - Neuron, 2015 - cell.com
Sleep is an evolutionarily conserved behavioral state whose regulation is poorly
understood. A classical model posits that sleep is regulated by homeostatic and circadian …

Single‐cell transcriptomics of suprachiasmatic nuclei reveal a Prokineticin‐driven circadian network

EL Morris, AP Patton, JE Chesham, A Crisp… - The EMBO …, 2021 - embopress.org
Circadian rhythms in mammals are governed by the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nucleus
(SCN), in which 20,000 clock cells are connected together into a powerful time‐kee** …

Circadian clocks: regulators of endocrine and metabolic rhythms

M Hastings, JS O'Neill… - Journal of …, 2007 - joe.bioscientifica.com
Daily and seasonal rhythms in the endocrine system are co-ordinated by a hypothalamic
pacemaker, the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) that is synchronised to solar time by direct …

Circadian clocks and metabolism

B Marcheva, KM Ramsey, CB Peek, A Affinati, E Maury… - Circadian clocks, 2013 - Springer
Circadian clocks maintain periodicity in internal cycles of behavior, physiology, and
metabolism, enabling organisms to anticipate the 24-h rotation of the Earth. In mammals …

Coupled network of the circadian clocks: a driving force of rhythmic physiology

AM Finger, C Dibner, A Kramer - FEBS letters, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The circadian system is composed of coupled endogenous oscillators that allow living
beings, including humans, to anticipate and adapt to daily changes in their environment. In …

Challenging the omnipotence of the suprachiasmatic timekeeper: are circadian oscillators present throughout the mammalian brain?

C Guilding, HD Piggins - European Journal of Neuroscience, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus (SCN) is the master circadian pacemaker
or clock in the mammalian brain. Canonical theory holds that the output from this single …