Potassium rhythms couple the circadian clock to the cell cycle
Sergio Gil Rodríguez, Louise L. Hansen, Olivia J. P. Fraser, Yen Peng Chew, Rebecca K. Spangler, Ellen Grünewald, Andrew D. Beale, Beverley M. Rabbitts, Alessandra Stangherlin, John Stuart O'Neill, Carrie L. Partch, Priya Crosby, Gerben van Ooijen
The paper shows that circadian rhythms in intracellular potassium levels regulate the cell cycle in algae and mammalian cells.
Nature Communications · May 22, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology