REV-ving up the clock.
Circadian rhythms are generated by a transcription/translation feedback loop consisting of two limbs, one positive and one negative. The nuclear orphan receptor, REV-ERBalpha, is identified as a molecular link coupling these two limbs.
Alvarez
J D
JD
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Sehgal
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