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TRENDS IN GENETICS
Volume 28, Issue 12, Pages 598-605Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE LONDON
DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2012.08.002
Keywords
circadian rhythm; post-translational regulation; familial advanced sleep phase disorder; phosphorylation; period homolog 2; casein kinase 1 delta
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- National Institutes of Health [GM079180, HL059596, NS072360]
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The study of circadian rhythms is emerging as a fruitful opportunity for understanding cellular mechanisms that govern human physiology and behavior, fueled by evidence directly linking sleep disorders to genetic mutations affecting circadian molecular pathways. Familial advanced sleep-phase disorder (FASPD) is the first recognized Mendelian circadian rhythm trait, and affected individuals exhibit exceptionally early sleep-wake onset due to altered post-translational regulation of period homolog 2 (PER2). Behavioral and cellular circadian rhythms are analogously affected because the circadian period length of behavior is reduced in the absence of environmental time cues, and cycle duration of the molecular clock is likewise shortened. In light of these findings, we review the PER2 dynamics in the context of circadian regulation to reveal the mechanism of sleep-schedule modulation. Understanding PER2 regulation and functionality may shed new light on how our genetic composition can influence our sleep-wake behaviors.
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