Species Human Entrez 4862 | Human Mouse Ensembl ENSG00000170485 | |
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Aliases NPAS2, MOP4, PASD4, bHLHe9, neuronal PAS domain protein 2 External IDs OMIM: 603347 MGI: 109232 HomoloGene: 1887 GeneCards: NPAS2 | ||
Neuronal PAS domain-containing protein 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NPAS2 gene.
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Function
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH)-PAS family of transcription factors. A similar mouse protein may play a regulatory role in the acquisition of specific types of memory. It also may function as a part of a molecular clock operative in the mammalian forebrain.
NPAS2 has been shown to be analogous to the function of CLOCK in CLOCK deficient mice.
Interactions
NPAS2 has been shown to interact with:
References
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