TTFL	transcriptional and translational feedback loop
BMAL1	brain and Muscle Arnt-like protein-1
CLOCK	circadian locomotor output cycles kaput
CBP	CREB-binding protein
ccg	clock controlled genes
ciart	circadian associated repressor of transcription
CD	circular dichroism
ChIP	chromatin Immunoprecipitation
co-IP	co-Immunoprecipitation
HDAC	histone deacetylase
IF	immunofluorescence
CRISPR	clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat