Dynamics of the circadian clock protein PERIOD2 in living cells.
J Cell Sci
; 127(Pt 19): 4322-8, 2014 Oct 01.
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ABSTRACT
In mammals, circadian rhythms are generated by delayed negative feedback, in which period (PER1-PER3) and cryptochrome (CRY1, CRY2) proteins gradually accumulate in the nucleus to suppress the transcription of their own genes. Although the importance of nuclear import and export signals for the subcellular localization of clock proteins is well established, little is known about the dynamics of these processes as well as their importance for the generation of circadian rhythms. We show by pharmacological perturbations of oscillating cells that nuclear import and export are of crucial importance for the circadian period. Live-cell fluorescence microscopy revealed that nuclear import of the key circadian protein PER2 is fast and further accelerated by CRY1. Moreover, PER2 nuclear import is crucially dependent on a specific nuclear-receptor-binding motif in PER2 that also mediates nuclear immobility. Nuclear export, however, is relatively slow, supporting a model of PER2 nuclear accumulation by rapid import, slow export and substantial nuclear degradation.
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Asunto principal:
Ritmo Circadiano
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Proteínas Circadianas Period
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Relojes Circadianos
Límite:
Humans
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En
Revista:
J Cell Sci
Año:
2014
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Article
País de afiliación:
Alemania