Fluctuations in environmental conditions greatly influence life on earth. Plants, as sessile
organisms, have developed molecular mechanisms to adapt their development to changes …

Several genes are known to regulate circadian rhythms in Arabidopsis, but the identity of the
central oscillator has not been established. LHY and CCA1 are related MYB-like …

Several organisms have evolved the ability to measure daylength, or photoperiod, allowing
them to adjust their development in anticipation of annual seasonal changes. Daylength …

Transcriptional feedback loops constitute the molecular circuitry of the plant circadian clock.
In Arabidopsis, a core loop is established between CCA1 and TOC1. Although CCA1 …

In plants, transgenerational inheritance of some epialleles has been demonstrated but it
remains controversial whether epigenetic variation is subject to selection and contributes to …

CONSTANS promotes flowering of Arabidopsis in response to long‐day conditions. We
show that CONSTANS is a member of an Arabidopsis gene family that comprises 16 other …

The underlying mechanism of circadian rhythmicity appears to be conserved among
organisms, and is based on negative transcriptional feedback loops forming a cellular …

The plant circadian clock is proposed to be a network of several interconnected feedback
loops, and loss of any component leads to changes in oscillator speed. We previously …

The capacity to respond to day length, photoperiodism, is crucial for flowering plants to
adapt to seasonal change. The photoperiodic control of flowering in plants is mediated by a …

Flower opening and closure are traits of a reproductive syndrome, as it allows pollen
removal and/or pollination. Various types of opening can be distinguished such as nocturnal …