Circadian rhythms and circadian clock gene homologs of complex alga Chromera velia.

ABSTRACT: Most organisms on Earth are affected by periodic changes in their environment. The circadian clock is an endogenous device that synchronizes behavior, physiology, or biochemical processes to an approximately 24-hour cycle, allowing organisms to anticipate the periodic changes of day and night. Although circadian clocks are widespread in organisms, the actual molecular components differ remarkably among the clocks of plants, animals, fungi, and prokaryotes. Chromera velia is the closest known photosynthetic relative of apicomplexan parasites. Formation of its motile stage, zoospores, has been described as associated with the light part of the day. We examined the effects on the periodic release of the zoospores under different light conditions and investigated the influence of the sp

SUBMITTER: Richtova J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10739334 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature