Robust and flexible response of Ostreococcus tauri circadian clock to light/dark cycles of varying photoperiod

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2011-12-30

arxiv.org/abs/1201.0158v1

Biology

Quantitative Biology

Quantitative Methods

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The green microscopic alga Ostreococcus tauri has recently emerged as a promising model for understanding how circadian clocks, which drive the daily biological rythms of many organisms, synchronize to the day/night cycle in changing weather and seasons. Here, we analyze translational reporter time series data of its central clock genes CCA1 and TOC1 for a wide range of daylight durations (photoperiods). The variation of temporal profiles with day duration is complex, with the two actors tracking different moments of the day. Nevertheless, all profiles are accurately reproduced by a simple two-gene transcriptional loop model whose parameters are affected by light only through the photoperiod value. We show that this non-intuitive behavior allows the circadian clock to combine flexibility and robustness to daylight fluctuations.

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