A Novel Protein, CHRONO, Functions as a Core Component of the Mammalian Circadian Clock

Two independent studies, one of them using a computational approach, identified CHRONO, a gene shown to modulate the activity of circadian transcription factors and alter circadian behavior in mice.

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