生钟与时辰生物学BiologicalClockChronobiology.pptVIP

The endogenous nature of biological clock Living organisms evolved an internal biological clock, called the Circadian rhythm, to help their bodies adapt to the daily cycle of day and night (light and dark) as the Earth rotates every 24 hours. Clock genes Circadian rhythms are controlled by clock genes that carry the genetic instructions to produce proteins. The levels of these proteins rise and fall in rhythmic patterns. The central player is the per gene, which produces the PER protein. PER levels are highest during early evening and lowest early in the day. Clock-controlled genes (ccgs):