title: Diversity of plant circadian clocks: Insights from studies of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Physcomitrella patens.
abstract: Arabidopsis thaliana has long been the model plant of choice for elucidating the mechanisms of the circadian clock. Recently, relevant results have accumulated in other species of green plant lineages, including green algae. This mini-review describes a comparison of the mechanism of the A. thaliana clock to those of the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and the moss Physcomitrella patens, focusing on commonalities and divergences of subsystems of the clock. The potential of such an approach from an evolutionary viewpoint is discussed.
authors.affiliation: a Graduate School of Information Science, Nagoya University , Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku , Nagoya 464-8601 , Japan.
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ryo
authors.affiliation: b Center for Gene Research, Nagoya University , Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku , Nagoya 464-8601 , Japan.
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.affiliation: c Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University , Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku , Nagoya 464-8601 , Japan.
authors.forename: Takafumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamashino
authors.affiliation: b Center for Gene Research, Nagoya University , Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku , Nagoya 464-8601 , Japan.|d Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules, Nagoya University , Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku , Nagoya 464-8601 , Japan.
authors.forename: Mizuho
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ichinose
authors.affiliation: b Center for Gene Research, Nagoya University , Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku , Nagoya 464-8601 , Japan.
authors.forename: Mamoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sugita
authors.affiliation: a Graduate School of Information Science, Nagoya University , Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku , Nagoya 464-8601 , Japan.
authors.forename: Setsuyuki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aoki
mesh_terms: D044822:Biodiversity; D019068:Bryopsida / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D016825:Chlamydomonas reinhardtii / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D057906:Circadian Clocks / Q000235:genetics; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D017343:Genes, Plant; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D008156:Luciferases / Q000378:metabolism; D008164:Luminescent Proteins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D008164:Luminescent Proteins; D008156:Luciferases
keywords: Circadian clock; circadian rhythm; clock gene; evolution; gene network