title: Circadian cell-cycle progression: Cracking open the gate.
abstract: In cyanobacteria cell division is intimately linked with the circadian cycle. Dong et al. (2010) now identify components of the circadian clock that regulate the formation of the midcell ring for cytokinesis, revealing a critical link between the circadian cycle and the control of cell division.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology and NCCR Frontiers in Genetics, Geneva, Switzerland. joerg.morf@unige.ch
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morf
authors.forename: Ueli
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Schibler
mesh_terms: D001683:Biological Clocks; D002455:Cell Division; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D000458:Cyanobacteria / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology*