Circadian Clock Protein KaiC

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Biological Circadian Clocks are self-sustaining oscillators that function on a rhythmic cycle of or around 24 hours. They are believed to regulate feeding and sleeping patterns, and in bacteria they regulate cell division.
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Biological Circadian Clocks are self-sustaining oscillators that function on a rhythmic cycle of or around 24 hours. The are found in almost all organisms, the simplest of which are cyanobacteria, which have been extensively studied in order to determine the mechanism of the fine-tunes biological process of circadian rhythmicity.
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== KaiC Homohexameric Complex ==
== KaiC Homohexameric Complex ==
<StructureSection load='1TF7' size='350' side='right' caption='Structure of KaiC (PDB entry [[1TF7]])' scene=''>
<StructureSection load='1TF7' size='350' side='right' caption='Structure of KaiC (PDB entry [[1TF7]])' scene=''>

Revision as of 16:33, 29 November 2012

Introduction

Biological Circadian Clocks are self-sustaining oscillators that function on a rhythmic cycle of or around 24 hours. The are found in almost all organisms, the simplest of which are cyanobacteria, which have been extensively studied in order to determine the mechanism of the fine-tunes biological process of circadian rhythmicity.

KaiC Homohexameric Complex

Structure of KaiC (PDB entry 1TF7)

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