Light/dark- and temperature-regulated transcriptional rhythms in adult Caenorhabditis elegans

Most organisms have an endogenous circadian clock that is synchronized to environmental signals such as light and temperature. Although circadian rhythms have been described in the nematode C. elegans at the behavioral level, these rhythms appear to be relatively non-robust. Moreover, in contrast to other animal models, no circadian transcriptional rhythms have been identified. Thus, whether this simple nematode contains a bona fide circadian clock remains an open question.

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van der Linden AM, Beverly M, Kadener S, Rodriguez J, Wasserman S, Rosbash M, Sengupta P