The circadian clock runs with a period of about 24 h and therefore allows mammals to predict sunrise at the cellular level. Phosphorylation of the clock protein period 2 influences this process by varying the clock's period length.
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Albrecht, U. Per2 has time on its side. Nat Chem Biol 3, 139–140 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchembio0307-139
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