title: Circadian rhythms: hijacking the cyanobacterial clock.
abstract: Using basic research to advance a practical application, a recent study demonstrates that the circadian clock in cyanobacteria can be 'reprogrammed' to improve yields of heterologous protein production - a green future surely beckons.
authors.affiliation: MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK.
authors.forename: Nathaniel P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Hoyle
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: O'Neill
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D056925:Circadian Rhythm Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry; D006864:Hydrogenase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D005810:Multigene Family / Q000235:genetics; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D046940:Synechococcus / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D056925:Circadian Rhythm Signaling Peptides and Proteins; C114269:KaiA protein, cyanobacteria; C114270:KaiB protein, cyanobacteria; C114271:KaiC protein, cyanobacteria; D006859:Hydrogen; D006864:Hydrogenase