PAS dimerization at the nexus of the mammalian circadian clock.
PAS dimerization at the nexus of the mammalian circadian clock.
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jmb.2023.168341
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发表时间：
2023-11
影响因子：
5.6
通讯作者：
Diksha Sharma;C. Partch
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作者：
Diksha Sharma;C. Partch
Circadian rhythms are genetically encoded molecular clocks for internal biological timekeeping. Organisms from single-cell bacteria to humans use these clocks to adapt to the external environment and synchronize their physiology and behavior to solar light/dark cycles. Although the proteins that constitute the molecular ‘cogs’ and give rise to circadian rhythms are now known, we still lack a detailed understanding of how these proteins interact to generate and sustain the ∼24-hour circadian clock. Structural studies have helped to expand the architecture of clock proteins and have revealed the abundance of the only well-defined structured regions in the mammalian clock called Per-ARNT-Sim (PAS) domains. PAS domains are modular, evolutionarily conserved sensory and signaling domains that typically mediate protein–protein interactions. In the mammalian circadian clock, PAS domains modulate homo and heterodimerization of several core clock proteins that assemble into transcription factors or repressors. This review will focus on the functional importance of the PAS domains in the circadian clock from a biophysical and biochemical standpoint and describe their roles in clock protein interactions and circadian timekeeping.
