Structure, Function, and Regulation of the Circadian Clock in Plants
A special issue of Cells (ISSN 2073-4409). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant, Algae and Fungi Cell Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2024) | Viewed by 1313
Special Issue Editor
2. Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
Interests: plants; Arabidopsis thaliana; light-regulated gene expression; photoreceptors; photomorphogenesis; circadian clock; clock-regulated gene expression; flowering time; photoperiodism
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Dear Colleagues,
Although the first circadian experiment was conducted using plants (de Mairan, 1729), research on the structure, function, and regulatory mechanisms of the plant circadian oscillator have lagged behind the exploration of such clocks in fungal, insect, and mammalian systems. However, despite this slow start, we have witnessed a boom in the field of plant circadian rhythms in the last 25 years. With this Special Issue, we would like to salute this fantastic quarter of a century, and ask for the contribution of reviews or original research papers, aiming to create a collection of exciting and high-quality publications.
Papers dealing with any aspects of the plant circadian system are welcome. Mechanisms of light/temperature entrainment, the refinement of regulatory loops, and novel examples of the daily regulation of vital physiological processes are just a few areas to be mentioned. Though most of the available data are from Arabidopsis, novel results or comprehensive reviews on the clockwork of any species of the plant kingdom are welcome, from unicellular algae to crop plants.
I look forward to receiving your valuable manuscripts.
Kind regards,
Dr. László Kozma-Bognár
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- plants
- circadian clock
- chronobiology
- entrainment
- clock-controlled processes
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