Molecular and functional characterization of the circadian clock in non-photosynthetic prokaryotes
We operate from the hypothesis that all terrestrial organisms will have a circadian clock, a mechanism to keep track of time of day. We recognize the non-photosynthetic bacteria as an important frontier in the search for circadian clocks. We are attempting to unlock the secrets of the circadian clock in this huge class of organisms, using B. subtilis and E. coli in major efforts at this time.
Project Team
Prof. Dr. med. habil. Martha Merrow, Ph.D., i.R.
Borja Ferrero
Eva Bastida Martinez
Astrid Bauer
Sonia Viteri
Phone +49 89 218075-648
merrow@lmu.de
Visiting Professor in Circadian Medicine
Radcliffe Department of Medicine
University of Oxford
Funding Provider
DFG: Molecular characterisation of the circadian clock in Bacillus subtilis
ERC Synergy: MicroClock http://www.microclock.org