Volume 26, No 7, Jul 2016

ISSN: 1001-0602 
EISSN: 1748-7838 2018 
impact factor 17.848* 
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Volume 26 Issue 7, July 2016: 759-760

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

Yes, circadian rhythms actually do affect almost everything

Jay C Dunlap¹ and Jennifer J Loros^1,2

¹Department of Molecular and Systems Biology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 03755, USA
²Department of Biochemistry, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 03755, USA Correspondence: Jay C Dunlap, E-mail: jay.c.dunlap@dartmouth.edu; Jennifer J Loros,(Jennifer.loros@dartmouth.edu)

Circadian rhythms in the level of intracellular Mg2+ appear to be widely conserved phylogenetically, and have the potential to impact nearly all aspects of metabolism. Moreover, the clock regulates the ion channels that generate the rhythm, demonstrating that the whole cell operates as a circadian system.

10.1038/cr.2016.65

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