title: The regulation of plant growth by the circadian clock.
abstract: Circadian regulated changes in growth rates have been observed in numerous plants as well as in unicellular and multicellular algae. The circadian clock regulates a multitude of factors that affect growth in plants, such as water and carbon availability and light and hormone signalling pathways. The combination of high-resolution growth rate analyses with mutant and biochemical analysis is helping us elucidate the time-dependent interactions between these factors and discover the molecular mechanisms involved. At the molecular level, growth in plants is modulated through a complex regulatory network, in which the circadian clock acts at multiple levels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA. farre@msu.edu
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Farré
mesh_terms: D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000502:physiology*; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D018546:Hypocotyl / Q000254:growth & development; D017440:Photoperiod; D063245:Plant Development; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators / Q000378:metabolism*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000254:growth & development; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000254:growth & development; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D010937:Plant Growth Regulators