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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jul 13.
Published in final edited form as: Science. 2019 Oct 11;366(6462):189–190. doi: 10.1126/science.aay5304

figure. Synapses keep track of sleep need.

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In mice, the expression of many synaptic mRNAs and proteins and protein phosphorylation oscillate across the 24-hour period in a distinct manner that is not observed in whole tissue. Dawn and dusk are peak times for both mRNA and protein expression, but their cycling reflects different processes.