PER1

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Period homolog 1 (Drosophila)
Identifiers
Symbol(s) PER1; MGC88021; PER; RIGUI; hPER
External IDs OMIM: 602260 MGI1098283 HomoloGene1966
RNA expression pattern

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Orthologs
Human Mouse
Entrez 5187 18626
Ensembl ENSG00000179094 ENSMUSG00000020893
Uniprot O15534 Q3U378
Refseq NM_002616 (mRNA)
NP_002607 (protein)
NM_011065 (mRNA)
NP_035195 (protein)
Location Chr 17: 7.98 - 8 Mb Chr 11: 68.92 - 68.93 Mb
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Period homolog 1 (Drosophila), also known as PER1, is a human gene.

This gene is a member of the Period family of genes and is expressed in a circadian pattern in the suprachiasmatic nucleus, the primary circadian pacemaker in the mammalian brain. Genes in this family encode components of the circadian rhythms of locomotor activity, metabolism, and behavior. Circadian expression in the suprachiasmatic nucleus continues in constant darkness, and a shift in the light/dark cycle evokes a proportional shift of gene expression in the suprachiasmatic nucleus. The specific function of this gene is not yet known. Alternative splicing has been observed in this gene; however, these variants have not been fully described.[1]

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This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.