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Light-Independent Role of CRY1 and CRY2 in the Mammalian Circadian Clock

Griffin, Edmund A., Staknis, David, Weitz, Charles J.·1999·Science

Abstract

Cryptochrome (CRY), a photoreceptor for the circadian clock in Drosophila , binds to the clock component TIM in a light-dependent fashion and blocks its function. In mammals, genetic evidence suggests a role for CRYs within the clock, distinct from hypothetical photoreceptor functions. Mammalian CRY1 and CRY2 are here shown to act as light-independent inhibitors of CLOCK-BMAL1, the activator driving Per1 transcription. CRY1 or CRY2 (or both) showed light-independent interactions with CLOCK and BMAL1, as well as with PER1, PER2, and TIM. Thus, mammalian CRYs act as light-independent components of the circadian clock and probably regulate Per1 transcriptional cycling by contacting both the activator and its feedback inhibitors.

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Authors
Griffin, E. A., Staknis, D., & Weitz, C. J.
Venue
Science
Published
1999-10-22
Volume
286
Issue
5440
Pages
768-771
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W2084887961
Cited by
646
References
8
FWCI
12.94
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Griffin, E. A., Staknis, D., & Weitz, C. J. (1999). Light-Independent Role of CRY1 and CRY2 in the Mammalian Circadian Clock. Science. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.286.5440.768

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