| Literature DB >> 17746055 |
C H Johnson, J F Roeber, J W Hastings.
Abstract
A circadian rhythm in the activity of luciferase is partly responsible for rhythmic bioluminescence in the dinoflagellate alga Gonyaulax polyedra. The cyclic activity of this enzyme can be attributed to a corresponding rhythm in the concentration of immunologically reactive luciferase protein. Hence protein turnover (synthesis or degradation or both) is used by the endogenous clock to control the daily rhythm of bioluminescence.Entities:
Year: 1984 PMID: 17746055 DOI: 10.1126/science.223.4643.1428
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728