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REDOX BIOLOGY

Redox-coupled rhythm and brews

Nature Chemical Biology volume 17, pages 373–374 (2021)Cite this article

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A genetically encoded real-time redox reporter reveals that H2O2-signaling peroxiredoxin (PRX) proteins couple yeast metabolic oscillations with the cell division cycle. This new PRX function suggests fresh avenues for exploring circadian regulation of cell division and cancer.

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Fig. 1: Respiratory oscillations impose metabolic checkpoints on cell cycle progression in S. cerevisiae.

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