Microbiota keep the intestinal clock ticking.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Daily metabolic patterns are regulated in a circadian manner often via the hypothalamic axis. Mukherji et al. now report a surprising role for commensal bacteria in the circadian regulation of glucocorticoid production by intestinal epithelial cells.