The Clock in Prokaryotes
Project Leader: Chen Zheng, PhD, Francesca Sartor, PhD
We operate from the hypothesis that all terrestrial organisms will have a circadian clock, a mechanism to keep track of time of day. We recognize the non-photosynthetic bacteria as an important frontier in the search for circadian clocks. We are attempting to unlock the secrets of the circadian clock in this huge class of organisms. We are using B. subtilis and E. coli in major efforts at this time.
Ongoing Project:
-The Fourth Dimension: Integration of time to shape co-operativity and survival in the biosphere
Life? Volkswagen Stiftung: http://portal.volkswagenstiftung.de/search/projectDetails.do?ref=93070
Publications on this topic:
A circadian clock in a nonphotosynthetic prokaryote.
Eelderink-Chen Z, Bosman J, Sartor F, Dodd AN, Kovács ÁT, Merrow M.Sci Adv. 2021 Jan 8;7(2):eabe2086. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abe2086. Print 2021 Jan.PMID: 33523996
Are There Circadian Clocks in Non-Photosynthetic Bacteria?
Sartor F, Eelderink-Chen Z, Aronson B, Bosman J, Hibbert LE, Dodd AN, Kovács ÁT, Merrow M.Biology (Basel). 2019 May 22;8(2):41. doi: 10.3390/biology8020041.PMID: 31121908