PML regulates PER2 nuclear localization and circadian function

Jan 26, 2012The EMBO journal

PML controls the movement of PER2 into the cell nucleus and affects the body’s internal clock

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Abstract

Loss of the promyelocytic leukaemia (PML) protein disrupts the expression of multiple clock regulators.

  • PML is identified as a circadian clock regulator that interacts with the tumour suppressor PER2.
  • In the suprachiasmatic nucleus, PML expression and its interaction with PER2 are regulated by the circadian clock.
  • Disruption of PML leads to decreased expression of clock genes including Per2, Per1, Cry1, Bmal1, and Npas2.
  • The presence of PML and PER2 enhances BMAL1/CLOCK-mediated transcription.
  • In cells lacking PML, PER2 primarily localizes to the perinuclear/cytoplasmic regions.
  • PML's acetylation status affects PER2's nuclear localization and influences the circadian period in Pml(-/-) mice.

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