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Research Our goal is to understand how circadian clocks work and why they play such an important role in growth and stress responses. We study the regulation and role of circadian rhythms in plants and algae. Circadian rhythms are necessary for optimal growth and survival in several photosynthetic species, including Chlamydomonas rheinhardtii, Synechocystes sp. and Arabidopsis thaliana. Although circadian clocks share a basic architecture, they differ in their molecular components and appear not to be conserved between different taxa. We work on the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana and have recently started analyzing rhythms in the heterokont alga Nannochloropsis oceanica. read more...

Lab Members Eva Farre Linsey Newton Tiffany Liu Eric Poliner Tyler Messenger Elyse Horak Open Positions: Undergraduate assistant

Publications Horak E, Farré EM (in press)The regulation of UV-B responses by the circadian clock. Plant Signaling and Behavior. Takeuchi T, Newton L, Burkhardt A, Mason S, Farre EM (2014) Light and the circadian clock mediate time specific changes in sensitivity to UV-B stress under light/dark cycles. Journal of Experimental Botany 65(20):6003-12 PubMed Braun R, Farré EM, Schurr U, Matsubara S (2014) Effects of light and circadian clock on growth and chlorophyll accumulation of Nannochloropsis gaditana. Journal of Phycology 50(1):515–525 [1] Liu T, Carlsson J, Takeuchi T, Newton L (2013) Direct regulation of abiotic responses by the Arabidopsis circadian clock component PRR7. Plant Journal.Plant J 76(1):101-14PubMed Farré EM, Liu T (2013) The PRR family of transcriptional regulators reflects the complexity and evolution of plant circadian clocks. Curr Opin Plant Biol 16(5):621-9PubMed Vieler et al. (2012) Genome, Functional Gene Annotation, and Nuclear Transformation of the Heterokont Oleaginous Alga Nannochloropsis oceanica CCMP1779. Plos Genetics8(11):e1003064. Pubmed Farré EM, Weise SE (2012) The interactions between the circadian clock and primary metabolism. Curr Opin Plant Biol 15(3):293-300. PubMed Farre EM (2012) The regulation of plant growth by the circadian clock. Plant Biol 14(3):401-10.PubMed Nusinow DA, Helfer A, Hamilton EE, King JJ, Imaizumi T, Schultz TF, Farré EM, Kay SA (2011) The ELF4-ELF3-LUX complex links the circadian clock to diurnal control of hypocotyl growth. Nature 475:398-402.PubMed Dong M, Farre EM, Thomashow MF (2011) CIRCADIAN CLOCK-ASSOCIATED 1 and LATE ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL regulate expression of the C-REPEAT BINDING FACTOR (CBF) pathway in Arabidopsis. PNAS 108(17):7241-6.PubMed see complete list...

Announcements Andrew Lapinsky has been awarded the Bessey Award for Outstanding Senior in Plant Biology. Congratulations! Group meeting, journal clubs, and seminars Our Lab has moved to the new Plant Molecular Science Building

Links Farre Lab NSF funded Research & Teaching program for pre-service teachers MSU Links Other Circadian Labs Plant Genomics Undergraduate Program at MSU Tools Other Interesting Links Rhythm Movies Gardening Tips http://www.openwetware.org http://openwetware.org/images/0/01/80x15_openwetware.png Funding NSF MSU