title: Metabolism: what causes the gut's circadian instincts?
abstract: What mechanisms control circadian rhythms in the gastrointestinal tract and how does this impact nutrient metabolism? The deadenylase and leucine zipper protein Nocturnin is now shown to play a central role.
authors.affiliation: Stem Cell Biology, Louisiana State University System, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA. Jeffrey.Gimble@pbrc.edu
authors.forename: Jeffrey M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gimble
authors.forename: Z Elizabeth
authors.initials: ZE
authors.lastname: Floyd
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000502:physiology*; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000378:metabolism*; D020895:Enterocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000166:cytology*; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008297:Male; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; C102804:nocturnin