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ArticleNature communications2018

Daily humidity oscillation regulates the circadian clock to influence plant physiology.

Musoki Mwimba, Sargis Karapetyan, Lijing Liu, Jorge Marqués, Erin M McGinnis, Nicolas E Buchler, Xinnian Dong

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Article in Nature communications, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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28citing papers in PubMed
6.8field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 60 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Musoki MwimbaHoward Hughes Medical Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.
Sargis KarapetyanDepartment of Biology, Duke University, PO Box 90338, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.
Lijing LiuHoward Hughes Medical Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.
Jorge MarquésHoward Hughes Medical Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.
Erin M McGinnisHoward Hughes Medical Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.
Nicolas E BuchlerDepartment of Biology, Duke University, PO Box 90338, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.
Xinnian DongHoward Hughes Medical Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA. xdong@duke.edu.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute · USDuke University · USNorth Carolina State University · US

Funding

Salicylic Acid in Immunity and Health: A Small Phytohormone with Big Physiological ImpactsR35GM118036 · NIGMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI Xinnian Dong · 2016 to 2026
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NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM118036
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Early circadian studies in plants by de Mairan and de Candolle alluded to a regulation of circadian clocks by humidity. However, this regulation has not been described in detail, nor has its influence on physiology been demonstrated. Here we report that, under constant light, circadian humidity oscillation can entrain the plant circadian clock to a period of 24 h probably through the induction of clock genes such as CIRCADIAN CLOCK ASSOCIATED 1. Under simulated natural light and humidity cycles, humidity oscillation increases the amplitude of the circadian clock and further improves plant fitness-related traits. In addition, humidity oscillation enhances effector-triggered immunity at night possibly to counter increased pathogen virulence under high humidity. These results indicate that the humidity oscillation regulates specific circadian outputs besides those co-regulated with the light-dark cycle.

Indexed as

HumidityArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsCircadian ClocksDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, PlantMutationPhotoperiodPlant ImmunityPlants, Genetically ModifiedRepressor ProteinsTranscription FactorsArabidopsis ProteinsCCA1 protein, ArabidopsisDNA-Binding ProteinsLHY protein, ArabidopsisPRR7 protein, ArabidopsisPRR9 protein, ArabidopsisRepressor ProteinsTranscription Factors

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PMID30327472
PMCPMC6191426
OpenAlexW2898037544

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