PER3

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Period circadian clock 3
Identifiers
SymbolsPER3; GIG13
External IDsOMIM: 603427 MGI: 1277134 HomoloGene: 7886 GeneCards: PER3 Gene
RNA expression pattern
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Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez886318628
EnsemblENSG00000049246ENSMUSG00000028957
UniProtP56645O70361
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_016831NM_011067
RefSeq (protein)NP_058515NP_035197
Location (UCSC)Chr 1:
7.84 – 7.91 Mb
Chr 4:
151 – 151.04 Mb
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Period circadian protein homolog 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PER3 gene.[1]

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.[2]

References

  1. Shearman LP, Zylka MJ, Weaver DR, Kolakowski LF Jr, Reppert SM (Jan 1998). "Two period homologs: circadian expression and photic regulation in the suprachiasmatic nuclei". Neuron 19 (6): 1261–9. doi:10.1016/S0896-6273(00)80417-1. PMID 9427249. 
  2. "Entrez Gene: PER3 period homolog 3 (Drosophila)". 

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