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Circadian oscillations of cytosolic free calcium regulate the Arabidopsis circadian clock

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Authors

Marti Ruiz, Maria Carmen 
Hubbard, Katharine 
Gardner, Michael 
Jung, Hyun Ju 
Aubry, Sylain 

Abstract

In the last decade, the view of circadian oscillators has expanded from transcriptional feedback to incorporate post-transcriptional, post-translational, metabolic processes and ionic signalling. In plants and animals, there are circadian oscillations in the concentration of cytosolic-free Ca2+ ([Ca2+]cyt), though their purpose has not been fully characterised. We investigated whether circadian oscillations of [Ca2+] cyt regulate the circadian oscillator of Arabidopsis thaliana. We report that in Arabidopsis, [Ca2+]cyt circadian oscillations can regulate circadian clock function through the Ca2+-dependent action of CALMODULIN-LIKE24 (CML24). Genetic analyses demonstrate a linkage between CML24 and the circadian oscillator, through pathways involving the circadian oscillator gene TIMING OF CAB2 EXPRESSION1 (TOC1).

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Keywords

Arabidopsis, Arabidopsis Proteins, Calcium, Calcium-Binding Proteins, Circadian Clocks, Transcription Factors

Journal Title

Nature Plants

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Journal ISSN

2055-026X
2055-0278

Volume Title

4

Publisher

Springer Nature
Sponsorship
Isaac Newton Trust (MINUTE 707 (n))
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BB/D017904/1)
European Commission (272186)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BB/M00113X/1)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BB/M006212/1)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BB/L02182X/1)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BB/D010381/1)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BB/H006826/1)
Supported by BBSRC UK research grants BBSRC BB/D010381/1 (A.N.D.), BB/D017904/1 (F.R.) BB/M00113X/1 (H.J.H.) awarded to (A.A.R.W.), Research Studentship (K.H.) and BBSRC Industrial Case (T.H.). A Swiss Science Foundation Award (PBZHP3-123289) and the Isaac Newton Trust Cambridge (M.C.M.R. and S.A.), 678 the National Science Foundation under Grant No. MCB 0817976 (Y-C.T. and J.B.), a Royal Society Grant RG081257 and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge Junior Research Fellowship (M.J.G.), a Cordenadoria de Apoio ao Ensino Superior Brazil 25681 studentship (C.T.H.), IEF Marrie Curie (Project No. 272186) (M.C.M.R.), a Broodbank Fellowship (M.C.M.R.), a Malaysian Government Studentship (N.I.M-H.).