Tseng2012 - Circadian clock of N.crassa A comprehensive model of the circardian clock of fungal Neurospora crassa , which encompasses existing knowledge of the biochemistry of Neurospora clock, is described by Tseng et al. (2012). The model is validated against a wide range of experimental phenotypes and has been used to investigate possible molecular explanations of temperature compensation. This model is described in the article: Comprehensive modelling of the Neurospora circadian clock and its temperature compensation. Tseng YY, Hunt SM, Heintzen C, Crosthwaite SK, Schwartz JM PLoS Comput. Biol. [2012 ; Volume: 8 (Issue: 3 )] Page info: e1002437 Abstract: Circadian clocks provide an internal measure of external time allowing organisms to anticipate and exploit predictable daily changes in the environment. Rhythms driven by circadian clocks have a temperature compensated periodicity of approximately 24 hours that persists in constant conditions and can be reset by environmental time cues. Computational modelling has aided our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of circadian clocks, nevertheless it remains a major challenge to integrate the large number of clock components and their interactions into a single, comprehensive model that is able to account for the full breadth of clock phenotypes. Here we present a comprehensive dynamic model of the Neurospora crassa circadian clock that incorporates its key components and their transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation. The model accounts for a wide range of clock characteristics including: a periodicity of 21.6 hours, persistent oscillation in constant conditions, arrhythmicity in constant light, resetting by brief light pulses, and entrainment to full photoperiods. Crucial components influencing the period and amplitude of oscillations were identified by control analysis. Furthermore, simulations enabled us to propose a mechanism for temperature compensation, which is achieved by simultaneously increasing the translation of frq RNA and decreasing the nuclear import of FRQ protein. Figure 3 of the reference publication has been reproduced using Copasi 4.8 (Build 35). This model is hosted on BioModels Database and identified by: MODEL1212150000 . To cite BioModels Database, please use: BioModels Database: An enhanced, curated and annotated resource for published quantitative kinetic models . To the extent possible under law, all copyright and related or neighbouring rights to this encoded model have been dedicated to the public domain worldwide. Please refer to CC0 Public Domain Dedication for more information.