Entry
Name
Circadian rhythm - Homo sapiens (human)
Description
Circadian rhythm is an internal biological clock, which enables to sustain an approximately 24-hour rhythm in the absence of environmental cues. In mammals, the circadian clock mechanism consists of cell-autonomous transcription-translation feedback loops that drive rhythmic, 24-hour expression patterns of core clock components. The first negative feedback loop is a rhythmic transcription of period genes (PER1, PER2, and PER3) and chryptochrome genes (CRY1 and CRY2). PER and CRY proteins form a heterodimer, which acts on the CLOCK/BMAL1 heterodimer to repress its own transcription. PER and CRY proteins are phosphorylated by casein kinase epsilon (CKIepsilon), which leads to degradation and restarting of the cycle. The second loop is a positive feedback loop driven by the CLOCK/BMAL1 heterodimer, which initiates transcription of target genes containing E-box cis-regulatory enhancer sequences.
Class
Organismal Systems; Environmental adaptation
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Organism
Homo sapiens (human) [GN:
hsa ]
Gene
5187 PER1; period circadian regulator 1 [KO:K21944 ]
8864 PER2; period circadian regulator 2 [KO:K02633 ]
8863 PER3; period circadian regulator 3 [KO:K21945 ]
1407 CRY1; cryptochrome circadian regulator 1 [KO:K02295 ]
1408 CRY2; cryptochrome circadian regulator 2 [KO:K02295 ]
406 ARNTL; aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator like [KO:K02296 ]
4862 NPAS2; neuronal PAS domain protein 2 [KO:K09026 ]
9572 NR1D1; nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group D member 1 [KO:K03728 ]
6095 RORA; RAR related orphan receptor A [KO:K08532 ]
6096 RORB; RAR related orphan receptor B [KO:K08533 ]
6097 RORC; RAR related orphan receptor C [KO:K08534 ]
8553 BHLHE40; basic helix-loop-helix family member e40 [KO:K03729 ]
79365 BHLHE41; basic helix-loop-helix family member e41 [KO:K03730 ]
6500 SKP1; S-phase kinase associated protein 1 [KO:K03094 ]
8945 BTRC; beta-transducin repeat containing E3 ubiquitin protein ligase [KO:K03362 ]
23291 FBXW11; F-box and WD repeat domain containing 11 [KO:K03362 ]
26224 FBXL3; F-box and leucine rich repeat protein 3 [KO:K10269 ]
5564 PRKAB1; protein kinase AMP-activated non-catalytic subunit beta 1 [KO:K07199 ]
5565 PRKAB2; protein kinase AMP-activated non-catalytic subunit beta 2 [KO:K07199 ]
5571 PRKAG1; protein kinase AMP-activated non-catalytic subunit gamma 1 [KO:K07200 ]
53632 PRKAG3; protein kinase AMP-activated non-catalytic subunit gamma 3 [KO:K07200 ]
51422 PRKAG2; protein kinase AMP-activated non-catalytic subunit gamma 2 [KO:K07200 ]
1385 CREB1; cAMP responsive element binding protein 1 [KO:K05870 ]
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Authors
Camacho F, Cilio M, Guo Y, Virshup DM, Patel K, Khorkova O, Styren S, Morse B, Yao Z, Keesler GA.
Title
Human casein kinase Idelta phosphorylation of human circadian clock proteins period 1 and 2.
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Reference
Authors
Panda S, Hogenesch JB, Kay SA.
Title
Circadian rhythms from flies to human.
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Authors
Harmer SL, Panda S, Kay SA.
Title
Molecular bases of circadian rhythms.
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Reference
Authors
Young MW, Kay SA.
Title
Time zones: a comparative genetics of circadian clocks.
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Authors
Honma S, Kawamoto T, Takagi Y, Fujimoto K, Sato F, Noshiro M, Kato Y, Honma K.
Title
Dec1 and Dec2 are regulators of the mammalian molecular clock.
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Authors
Preitner N, Damiola F, Lopez-Molina L, Zakany J, Duboule D, Albrecht U, Schibler U.
Title
The orphan nuclear receptor REV-ERBalpha controls circadian transcription within the positive limb of the mammalian circadian oscillator.
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Authors
Fu L, Lee CC.
Title
The circadian clock: pacemaker and tumour suppressor.
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Authors
Schibler U, Sassone-Corsi P.
Title
A web of circadian pacemakers.
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Authors
Hogenesch JB, Gu YZ, Moran SM, Shimomura K, Radcliffe LA, Takahashi JS, Bradfield CA.
Title
The basic helix-loop-helix-PAS protein MOP9 is a brain-specific heterodimeric partner of circadian and hypoxia factors.
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Authors
Shirogane T, Jin J, Ang XL, Harper JW
Title
SCFbeta-TRCP controls clock-dependent transcription via casein kinase 1-dependent degradation of the mammalian period-1 (Per1) protein.
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Authors
Busino L, Bassermann F, Maiolica A, Lee C, Nolan PM, Godinho SI, Draetta GF, Pagano M
Title
SCFFbxl3 controls the oscillation of the circadian clock by directing the degradation of cryptochrome proteins.
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Authors
Takahashi JS, Hong HK, Ko CH, McDearmon EL
Title
The genetics of mammalian circadian order and disorder: implications for physiology and disease.
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Authors
Mertens I, Husson SJ, Janssen T, Lindemans M, Schoofs L
Title
PACAP and PDF signaling in the regulation of mammalian and insect circadian rhythms.
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