An evolutionary hotspot defines functional differences between CRYPTOCHROMES

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03503-6

An evolutionary hotspot defines functional differences between CRYPTOCHROMES

2018-03-19

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DOI：10.1038/s41467-018-03503-6

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Mammalian circadian clocks are driven by a transcription/translation feedback loop composed of positive regulators (CLOCK/BMAL1) and repressors (CRYPTOCHROME 1/2 (CRY1/2) and PER1/2). To understand the structural principles of regulation, we used evolutionary sequence analysis to identify co-evolving residues within the CRY/PHL protein family. Here we report the identification of an ancestral secondary cofactor-binding pocket as an interface in repressive CRYs, mediating regulation through direct interaction with CLOCK and BMAL1. Mutations weakening binding between CLOCK/BMAL1 and CRY1 lead to acceleration of the clock, suggesting that subtle sequence divergences at this site can modulate clock function. Divergence between CRY1 and CRY2 at this site results in distinct periodic output. Weaker interactions between CRY2 and CLOCK/BMAL1 at this pocket are strengthened by co-expression of PER2, suggesting that PER expression limits the length of the repressive phase in CRY2-driven rhythms. Overall, this work provides a model for the mechanism and evolutionary variation of clock regulatory mechanisms.

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MAMMALIAN CIRCADIAN CLOCK

CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE

TRANSCRIPTIONAL ARCHITECTURE

FEEDBACK REPRESSION

DNA PHOTOLYASE

DOUBLE-TIME

PERIOD

PROTEIN

GENE

MUTATION

An evolutionary hotspot defines functional differences between CRYPTOCHROMES

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