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MOLECULAR CELL
Volume 22, Issue 3, Pages 375-382Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2006.03.038
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The Per1 gene is a core clock factor that plays an essential role in generating circadian rhythms. Recent data reveal that major biological pathways, including those critical to cell division, are under circadian control. We report here that Per1 provides an important link between the circadian system and the cell cycle system. Overexpression of Per1 sensitized human cancer cells to DNA damage-induced apoptosis; in contrast, inhibition of Per1 in similarly treated cells blunted apoptosis. The apoptotic phenotype was associated with altered expression of key cell cycle regulators. In addition, Per1 interacted with the checkpoint proteins ATM and Chk2. Ectopic expression of Per1 in human cancer cell lines led to significant growth reduction. Finally, Pert levels were reduced in human cancer patient samples. Our results highlight the importance of circadian regulation to fundamental cellular functions and support the hypothesis that disruption of core clock genes may lead to cancer development.
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