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The circadian clock, which controls many physiological processes such as the sleep-wake cycle, hormone production, and metabolism, is a highly calibrated clock synced to the 24-hour cycle of Earth s rotation.
With a new computational approach, researchers profiled gene expression rhythms in dozens of tissues from more than 900 individuals for the Genotype-Tissue Expression project.
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How circadian clock regulates liver genes in time and space
EPFL scientists have carried out the first comprehensive study of how genes in the liver perform their metabolic functions in both space and time of day. Monitoring almost 5000 genes at the level of the individual cell across a 24-hour period, the researchers have modelled how the circadian clock and liver functions crosstalk throughout the day in sync with the feeding-fasting cycle.
Nothing in biology is static. Biological processes fluctuate over time, and if we are to put together an accurate picture of cells, tissues, organs etc., we have to take into account their temporal patterns. In fact, this effort has given rise to an entire field of study known as “chronobiology”.