title: Message in a biota: gut microbes signal to the circadian clock.
abstract: Circadian rhythm involves diurnal oscillations in biological processes. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Leone et al. (2015) show that the gut microbiota influences the circadian clock and undergoes circadian oscillations. Microbiota-produced metabolites change with host diet and may affect circadian rhythm, highlighting functional links between diet and physiology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Emily V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Marcinkevicius
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA. Electronic address: ms4095@cumc.columbia.edu.
authors.forename: Mimi M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Shirasu-Hiza
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D057906:Circadian Clocks; D059305:Diet, High-Fat; D064806:Dysbiosis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D000069196:Gastrointestinal Microbiome; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000382:microbiology*; D050356:Lipid Metabolism