Abstract
The periods of circadian clocks are relatively temperature-insensitive. Indeed, the per L mutation in the Drosophila melanogaster period gene, a central component of the clock, affects temperature compensation as well as period length. The per protein (PER) contains a dimerization domain (PAS) within which the per L mutation is located. Amino acid substitutions at the per L position rendered PER dimerization temperature-sensitive. In addition, another region of PER interacted with PAS, and the per L mutation enhanced this putative intramolecular interaction, which may compete with PAS-PAS intermolecular interactions. Therefore, temperature compensation of circadian period in Drosophila may be due in part to temperature-independent PER activity, which is based on competition between inter- and intramolecular interactions with similar temperature coefficients.
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Created | 18 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 27, 2006, 2:19 p.m.) |
Deposited | 1 year, 7 months ago (Jan. 14, 2024, 11:31 p.m.) |
Indexed | 1 week, 2 days ago (Aug. 27, 2025, 11:38 a.m.) |
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@article{Huang_1995, title={PER Protein Interactions and Temperature Compensation of a Circadian Clock in Drosophila}, volume={267}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.7855598}, DOI={10.1126/science.7855598}, number={5201}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Huang, Zuoshi J. and Curtin, Kathryn D. and Rosbash, Michael}, year={1995}, month=feb, pages={1169–1172} }