Title: Coupling of human circadian and cell cycles by the timeless protein.
Authors: Unsal-Kaçmaz, Keziban; Mullen, Thomas E; Kaufmann, William K; Sancar, Aziz
Published In Mol Cell Biol, (2005 Apr)
Abstract: The Timeless protein is essential for circadian rhythm in Drosophila. The Timeless orthologue in mice is essential for viability and appears to be required for the maintenance of a robust circadian rhythm as well. We have found that the human Timeless protein interacts with both the circadian clock protein cryptochrome 2 and with the cell cycle checkpoint proteins Chk1 and the ATR-ATRIP complex and plays an important role in the DNA damage checkpoint response. Down-regulation of Timeless in human cells seriously compromises replication and intra-S checkpoints, indicating an intimate connection between the circadian cycle and the DNA damage checkpoints that is in part mediated by the Timeless protein.
PubMed ID: 15798197
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