Abstract
To elucidate the mechanism of the circadian rhythm, genes differentially expressed during subjective day and night in the rat suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), a circadian oscillator in mammals, were surveyed by a differential display method. We isolated a novel gene, scop (SCN circadian oscillatory protein), that was expressed in a circadian manner in the SCN. SCOP protein is predominantly expressed in the brain and has domains including a pleckstrin homology domain, leucine-rich repeats, a protein phosphatase 2C-like domain and a glutamine-rich region. The structural feature of SCOP protein suggests its role in the intracellular signaling in the SCN. Copyright (C) 1999 Federation of European Biochemical Societies.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 363-369 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | FEBS Letters |
Volume | 458 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1999/09/24 |
Keywords
- Circadian rhythm
- Differential display
- Leucine-rich repeat
- Protein phosphatase 2C
- Rat brain
- Suprachiasmatic nucleus
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Structural Biology
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Genetics
- Cell Biology