title: Knock, knock to reset the clock: mechanosensation and circadian rhythms.
abstract: Circadian clocks, which underlie the daily rhythms in virtually all organisms, are entrained by diurnal changes in light, temperature, nutrients, and even sound. Simoni et al. (2014) demonstrate that diurnal variation in mechanical vibrations can reset circadian clock phase, providing a potential mechanism for integrating diverse clock-entraining stimuli.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurobiology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
authors.forename: Bart
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: van Alphen
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurobiology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA. Electronic address: r-allada@northwestern.edu.
authors.forename: Ravi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Allada
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D057906:Circadian Clocks; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000502:physiology*; D040542:Mechanotransduction, Cellular; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D011434:Proprioception