CRY:PER heterodimer binds the BMAL1:CLOCK/NPAS2 heterodimer

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R-HSA-400256
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Reaction [binding]
Species
Homo sapiens
Compartment
nucleoplasm
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CRY:PER heterodimer binds the BMAL1:CLOCK/NPAS2 heterodimer
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CRY (CRY1 and CRY2) and PER (PER1, PER2, PER3) proteins form complex in the cytoplasm where they are phosphorylated by CSNK1D and CSNK1E kinases. CRY:PER complexes appear to form stable complexes with a kinase. Because of the nuclear localization signals of PER and CRY, the complexes are translocated to the nucleus where they bind BMAL1:CLOCK/NPAS2 (ARNTL:CLOCK/NPAS2) heterodimers and inhibit the transactivation activity of BMAL1:CLOCK/NPAS2.
CRY and PER proteins are themselves transcriptionally activated by BMAL1:CLOCK/NPAS2 thus they participate in a negative loop inhibiting their own synthesis and the synthesis of other targets of BMAL1:CLOCK/NPAS2.
Experiments with two-hybrid interactions and in vitro associations show that CRY1, CRY2, and PER2 bind BMAL1 at two different sites on BMAL1. PER2 but not CRY1 or CRY2 binds CLOCK. Different combinations of PER and CRY proteins in PER:CRY complexes have different inhibitory activities.
Literature References
PubMed ID Title Journal Year
16474406 Feedback repression is required for mammalian circadian clock function

Welsh, DK, Ukai, H, Hogenesch, JB, Ueda, HR, Sato, TK, Miraglia, LJ, Kobayashi, TJ, Baggs, JE, Kay, SA, Yamada, RG

Nat Genet 2006
10531061 Light-independent role of CRY1 and CRY2 in the mammalian circadian clock

Weitz, CJ, Griffin EA, Jr, Staknis, D

Science 1999
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Cry:Per heterodimer binds Bmal1:Clock,Npas2 heterodimer (Mus musculus)
Authored
May, B  (2009-05-18)
Reviewed
Delaunay, F  (2010-06-23)
Hirota, T  (2010-06-23)
Kay, SA  (2010-06-23)
Albrecht, U  (2010-06-23)
D'Eustachio, P  (2009-05-27)
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May, B  (2009-03-24)
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