| Literature DB >> 17417633 |
Jason P DeBruyne1, David R Weaver, Steven M Reppert.
Abstract
Heterodimers of CLOCK and BMAL1, bHLH-PAS transcription factors, are believed to be the major transcriptional regulators of the circadian clock mechanism in mammals. However, a recent study shows that CLOCK-deficient mice continue to exhibit robust behavioral and molecular rhythms. Here we report that the transcription factor NPAS2 (MOP4) is able to functionally substitute for CLOCK in the master brain clock in mice to regulate circadian rhythmicity.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17417633 PMCID: PMC2782643 DOI: 10.1038/nn1884
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Neurosci ISSN: 1097-6256 Impact factor: 24.884