title: Phase-resetting mechanism of the circadian clock in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.
abstract: Although the circadian clock is a self-sustaining oscillator having a periodicity of nearly 1 d, its period length is not necessarily 24 h. Therefore, daily adjustment of the clock (i.e., resetting) is an essential mechanism for the circadian clock to adapt to daily environmental changes. One of the major cues for this resetting mechanism is light. In the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, the circadian clock is reset by blue/green and red light. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain largely unknown. In this study, using clock protein-luciferase fusion reporters, we found that the level of RHYTHM OF CHLOROPLAST 15 (ROC15), a clock component in C. reinhardtii, decreased rapidly after light exposure in a circadian-phase-independent manner. Blue, green, and red light were able to induce this process, with red light being the most effective among them. Expression analyses and inhibitor experiments suggested that this process was regulated mainly by a proteasome-dependent protein degradation pathway. In addition, we found that the other clock gene, ROC114, encoding an F-box protein, was involved in this process. Furthermore, we demonstrated that a roc15 mutant showed defects in the phase-resetting of the circadian clock by light. Taken together, these data strongly suggest that the light-induced degradation of ROC15 protein is one of the triggers for resetting the circadian clock in C. reinhardtii. Our data provide not only a basis for understanding the molecular mechanisms of light-induced phase-resetting in C. reinhardtii, but also insights into the phase-resetting mechanisms of circadian clocks in plants.
authors.affiliation: Center for Gene Research, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshimi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Niwa
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Onai
authors.forename: Daisaku
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tachikawa
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishiura
mesh_terms: D020418:Algal Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D001483:Base Sequence; D016825:Chlamydomonas reinhardtii / Q000502:physiology*; D057906:Circadian Clocks / Q000502:physiology* / Q000528:radiation effects; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000502:physiology*; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / Q000502:physiology* / Q000528:radiation effects; D008027:Light; D008156:Luciferases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D020418:Algal Proteins; D008156:Luciferases
keywords: LUCnc; light pulse; phase shift
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