ARNTL2

Aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator-like 2, also known as Arntl2, Mop9, Bmal2, or Clif, is a gene.

ARNTL2
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesARNTL2, BMAL2, CLIF, MOP9, PASD9, bHLHe6, aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator like 2
External IDsOMIM: 614517 MGI: 2684845 HomoloGene: 10609 GeneCards: ARNTL2
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

56938

272322

Ensembl

ENSG00000029153

ENSMUSG00000040187

UniProt

Q8WYA1

Q2VPD4

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_172309
NM_001289679
NM_001289680
NM_001289681

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001234931
NP_001234932
NP_001234933
NP_001234934
NP_064568

NP_001276608
NP_001276609
NP_001276610
NP_758513

Location (UCSC)Chr 12: 27.33 – 27.43 MbChr 6: 146.7 – 146.74 Mb
PubMed search
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Arntl2 is a paralog to Arntl, which are both homologs of the Drosophila Cycle. Homologs were also isolated in fish, birds and mammals such as mice and humans. Based on phylogenetic analyses, it was proposed that Arntl2 arose from duplication of the Arntl gene early in the vertebrate lineage, followed by rapid divergence of the Arntl gene copy. The protein product of the gene interacts with both CLOCK and NPAS2 to bind to E-box sequences in regulated promoters and activate their transcription. Although Arntl2 is not required for normal function of the mammalian circadian oscillator, it may play an important role in mediating the output of the circadian clock. Perhaps because of this, there is relatively little published literature on the role of Arntl2 in regulation of physiology.

Arntl2 is a candidate gene for human type 1 diabetes.

In overexpression studies, ARNTL2 protein forms a heterodimer with CLOCK to regulate E-box sequences in the Pai-1 promoter. Recent work suggest that this interaction may be in concert with ARNTL/CLOCK heterodimeric complexes.

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