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Wiley Open Access, FEBS Open Bio, 1(5), p. 717-723, 2015

DOI: 10.1016/j.fob.2015.08.012

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Microgravity influences circadian clock oscillation in human keratinocytes

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Abstract

Microgravity and sudden changes of gravitational forces exert numerous effects on tissues, organs and apparatus. Responses to these forces variably applied to cells indicate the existence of mechan- otransduction pathways able to modulate transcription. Oscillation of circadian clocks similarly influences many cellular and metabolic processes. Here we hypothesized that signals derived from changes of gravitational forces applied to epidermal cells might influence their physiology in har- mony with the oscillation of the molecular clock. In this study, we describe amplified oscillations of Bmal1 circadian clock gene in human keratinocytes exposed to short simulated microgravity and to rapid variation of gravitational forces. We found that exposure to microgravity enhances the amplitude of the Bmal1 feedback loop sustained by an apparently lower variability of Rev- erba transcription, while recovery from microgravity is characterized by increased amplitude of Bmal1 expression and elongation of the oscillatory periods of Bmal1 and Rev-erba. These data high- light the existence of integrated signaling network connecting mechanosensitive pathways to circa- dian gene regulation.