Early riser or night owl? A flip of a loop can make the difference!

Ricci, Clarisse G. (2021). Early riser or night owl? A flip of a loop can make the difference! In Art of Science. UC San Diego Library Digital Collections. https://doi.org/10.6075/J01J99NX

Caption: A conformational switch of the activation loop in Casein Kinase I controls the circadian clock and the duration of the biological day.
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Casein Kinase I phosphorylates key regions of a protein called PERIOD, which forms the core of the biological clock in mammals. The figure superimposes two alternative conformations of Casein Kinase I (cyan and magenta). The clock in the figure highlights the region of the kinase whose conformation controls the duration of the biological day. Mutations that favor the "loop up" conformation (in cyan) lead to shortening of the circadian rhythm and emergence of 'early riser' behavior.

• 2021-04-02

• 2021

• Ricci, Clarisse G.

• McCammon Group

• Art of Science Contest - 2021

• Casein kinase I
• PERIOD circadian protein

• image

• English

Doi: https://doi.org/10.6075/J01J99NX

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• Department of Pharmacology at the UC San Diego School of Medicine: https://medschool.ucsd.edu/som/pharmacology/Pages/default.aspx
• McCammon Group (mccammon.ucsd.edu)

• Ricci, Clarisse G.

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