PER3

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Period homolog 3 (Drosophila)
Identifiers
Symbol(s) PER3; GIG13
External IDs OMIM: 603427 MGI1277134 HomoloGene7886
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Orthologs
Human Mouse
Entrez 8863 18628
Ensembl ENSG00000049246 ENSMUSG00000028957
Uniprot P56645 O89119
Refseq NM_016831 (mRNA)
NP_058515 (protein)
NM_011067 (mRNA)
NP_035197 (protein)
Location Chr 1: 7.77 - 7.83 Mb Chr 4: 149.85 - 149.89 Mb
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Period homolog 3 (Drosophila), also known as PER3, 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.[1]

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