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Q49AN0 (CRY2_HUMAN) Reviewed, UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

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Names and origin

Protein namesRecommended name:
Cryptochrome-2
Gene names
Name:CRY2
Synonyms:KIAA0658
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Taxonomic identifier9606 [NCBI]
Taxonomic lineageEukaryotaMetazoaChordataCraniataVertebrataEuteleostomiMammaliaEutheriaEuarchontogliresPrimatesHaplorrhiniCatarrhiniHominidaeHomo

Protein attributes

Sequence length593 AA.
Sequence statusComplete.
Protein existenceEvidence at protein level

General annotation (Comments)

Function

Blue light-dependent regulator of the circadian feedback loop. Inhibits CLOCK|NPAS2-ARNTL E box-mediated transcription. Acts, in conjunction with CRY2, in maintaining period length and circadian rhythmicity. Has no photolyase activity. Capable of translocating circadian clock core proteins such as PER proteins to the nucleus. May inhibit CLOCK|NPAS2-ARNTL transcriptional activity through stabilizing the unphosphorylated form of ARNTL. Ref.7

Cofactor

Binds 1 FAD per subunit By similarity.

Binds 1 5,10-methenyltetrahydrofolate non-covalently per subunit By similarity.

Subunit structure

Component of the circadian core oscillator, which includes the CRY proteins, CLOCK or NPAS2, ARNTL or ARNTL2, CSNK1D and/or CSNK1E, TIMELESS, and the PER proteins. Interacts directly with PER1 and PER2 C-terminal domains. Interaction with PER2 inhibits its ubiquitination and vice versa. Interacts with NFIL3. Interacts with FBXL3. Ref.8

Subcellular location

Cytoplasm. Nucleus. Note: Translocated to the nucleus through interaction with other Clock proteins such as PER2 or ARNTL. Ref.6

Tissue specificity

Expressed in all tissues examined including fetal brain, fibroblasts, heart, brain, placenta, lung, liver, skeletal muscle, kidney, pancreas, spleen, thymus, prostate, testis, ovary, small intestine, colon and leukocytes. Highest levels in heart and skeletal muscle. Ref.1 Ref.6

Post-translational modification

Phosphorylation on Ser-266 by MAPK is important for the inhibition of CLOCK-ARNTL-mediated transcriptional activity. Phosphorylation by CSKNE requires interaction with PER1 or PER2.

Ubiquitinated by the SCF(FBXL3) and SCF(FBXL21) complex, leading to its degradation. Ref.8

Sequence similarities

Belongs to the DNA photolyase class-1 family.

Contains 1 DNA photolyase domain.

Sequence caution

The sequence AAH35161.1 differs from that shown. Reason: Probable cloning artifact. Aberrant splice sites.

The sequence BAG57993.1 differs from that shown. Reason: Erroneous termination at position 110. Translated as Trp.

The sequence BAG57993.1 differs from that shown. Reason: Erroneous translation. Wrong choice of CDS.

Alternative products

This entry describes 2 isoforms produced by alternative splicing. [Align] [Select]
Isoform 1 (identifier: Q49AN0-1)

This isoform has been chosen as the 'canonical' sequence. All positional information in this entry refers to it. This is also the sequence that appears in the downloadable versions of the entry.
Isoform 2 (identifier: Q49AN0-2)

The sequence of this isoform differs from the canonical sequence as follows:
     1-72: MAATVATAAA...SSSVGINRWR → MPAPPGRTHTW
Note: No experimental confirmation available.

Sequence annotation (Features)

Feature keyPosition(s)LengthDescriptionGraphical viewFeature identifier
Sequence conflict91H → L in BAG57993. Ref.2

Sequence annotation (Features)

Feature keyPosition(s)LengthDescriptionGraphical viewFeature identifier

Molecule processing

Chain1 – 593593Cryptochrome-2
PRO_0000261148

Regions

Domain22 – 189168DNA photolyase
Region230 – 507278FAD-binding
Region390 – 489100Required for inhibition of CLOCK-ARNTL-mediated transcription By similarity

Amino acid modifications

Modified residue2661Phosphoserine; by MAPK By similarity
Modified residue5581Phosphoserine; by MAPK By similarity

Natural variations

Alternative sequence1 – 7272MAATV…INRWR → MPAPPGRTHTW in isoform 2.
VSP_038970

Experimental info

Sequence conflict4221S → G in AAH35161. Ref.4

Sequences

Sequence LengthMass (Da)Tools
Isoform 1 [UniParc].

Last modified November 28, 2006. Version 2.
Checksum: BF380424092BEBFB

FASTA59366,947
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MAATVATAAA VAPAPAPGTD SASSVHWFRK GLRLHDNPAL LAAVRGARCV RCVYILDPWF 

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AASSSVGINR WRFLLQSLED LDTSLRKLNS RLFVVRGQPA DVFPRLFKEW GVTRLTFEYD 

       130        140        150        160        170        180 
SEPFGKERDA AIMKMAKEAG VEVVTENSHT LYDLDRIIEL NGQKPPLTYK RFQAIISRME 

       190        200        210        220        230        240 
LPKKPVGLVT SQQMESCRAE IQENHDETYG VPSLEELGFP TEGLGPAVWQ GGETEALARL 

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DKHLERKAWV ANYERPRMNA NSLLASPTGL SPYLRFGCLS CRLFYYRLWD LYKKVKRNST 

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PPLSLFGQLL WREFFYTAAT NNPRFDRMEG NPICIQIPWD RNPEALAKWA EGKTGFPWID 

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AIMTQLRQEG WIHHLARHAV ACFLTRGDLW VSWESGVRVF DELLLDADFS VNAGSWMWLS 

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CSAFFQQFFH CYCPVGFGRR TDPSGDYIRR YLPKLKAFPS RYIYEPWNAP ESIQKAAKCI 

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IGVDYPRPIV NHAETSRLNI ERMKQIYQQL SRYRGLCLLA SVPSCVEDLS HPVAEPSSSQ 

       550        560        570        580        590 
AGSMSSAGPR PLPSGPASPK RKLEAAEEPP GEELSKRARV AELPTPELPS KDA 

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Isoform 2 [UniParc].

Checksum: 07E1FCDFAC27731A
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FASTA53260,593

References

« Hide 'large scale' references
[1]"Putative human blue-light photoreceptors hCRY1 and hCRY2 are flavoproteins."
Hsu D.S., Zhao X., Zhao S., Kazantsev A., Wang R.-P., Todo T., Wei Y.-F., Sancar A.
Biochemistry 35:13871-13877(1996) [PubMed: 8909283] [Abstract]
Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA] (ISOFORM 1), CHARACTERIZATION, TISSUE SPECIFICITY.
Tissue: Fetal brain.
[2]"Complete sequencing and characterization of 21,243 full-length human cDNAs."
Ota T., Suzuki Y., Nishikawa T., Otsuki T., Sugiyama T., Irie R., Wakamatsu A., Hayashi K., Sato H., Nagai K., Kimura K., Makita H., Sekine M., Obayashi M., Nishi T., Shibahara T., Tanaka T., Ishii S. expand/collapse author list , Yamamoto J., Saito K., Kawai Y., Isono Y., Nakamura Y., Nagahari K., Murakami K., Yasuda T., Iwayanagi T., Wagatsuma M., Shiratori A., Sudo H., Hosoiri T., Kaku Y., Kodaira H., Kondo H., Sugawara M., Takahashi M., Kanda K., Yokoi T., Furuya T., Kikkawa E., Omura Y., Abe K., Kamihara K., Katsuta N., Sato K., Tanikawa M., Yamazaki M., Ninomiya K., Ishibashi T., Yamashita H., Murakawa K., Fujimori K., Tanai H., Kimata M., Watanabe M., Hiraoka S., Chiba Y., Ishida S., Ono Y., Takiguchi S., Watanabe S., Yosida M., Hotuta T., Kusano J., Kanehori K., Takahashi-Fujii A., Hara H., Tanase T.-O., Nomura Y., Togiya S., Komai F., Hara R., Takeuchi K., Arita M., Imose N., Musashino K., Yuuki H., Oshima A., Sasaki N., Aotsuka S., Yoshikawa Y., Matsunawa H., Ichihara T., Shiohata N., Sano S., Moriya S., Momiyama H., Satoh N., Takami S., Terashima Y., Suzuki O., Nakagawa S., Senoh A., Mizoguchi H., Goto Y., Shimizu F., Wakebe H., Hishigaki H., Watanabe T., Sugiyama A., Takemoto M., Kawakami B., Yamazaki M., Watanabe K., Kumagai A., Itakura S., Fukuzumi Y., Fujimori Y., Komiyama M., Tashiro H., Tanigami A., Fujiwara T., Ono T., Yamada K., Fujii Y., Ozaki K., Hirao M., Ohmori Y., Kawabata A., Hikiji T., Kobatake N., Inagaki H., Ikema Y., Okamoto S., Okitani R., Kawakami T., Noguchi S., Itoh T., Shigeta K., Senba T., Matsumura K., Nakajima Y., Mizuno T., Morinaga M., Sasaki M., Togashi T., Oyama M., Hata H., Watanabe M., Komatsu T., Mizushima-Sugano J., Satoh T., Shirai Y., Takahashi Y., Nakagawa K., Okumura K., Nagase T., Nomura N., Kikuchi H., Masuho Y., Yamashita R., Nakai K., Yada T., Nakamura Y., Ohara O., Isogai T., Sugano S.
Nat. Genet. 36:40-45(2004) [PubMed: 14702039] [Abstract]
Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE MRNA] (ISOFORM 2).
Tissue: Brain.
[3]"Human chromosome 11 DNA sequence and analysis including novel gene identification."
Taylor T.D., Noguchi H., Totoki Y., Toyoda A., Kuroki Y., Dewar K., Lloyd C., Itoh T., Takeda T., Kim D.-W., She X., Barlow K.F., Bloom T., Bruford E., Chang J.L., Cuomo C.A., Eichler E., FitzGerald M.G. expand/collapse author list , Jaffe D.B., LaButti K., Nicol R., Park H.-S., Seaman C., Sougnez C., Yang X., Zimmer A.R., Zody M.C., Birren B.W., Nusbaum C., Fujiyama A., Hattori M., Rogers J., Lander E.S., Sakaki Y.
Nature 440:497-500(2006) [PubMed: 16554811] [Abstract]
Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
[4]"The status, quality, and expansion of the NIH full-length cDNA project: the Mammalian Gene Collection (MGC)."
The MGC Project Team
Genome Res. 14:2121-2127(2004) [PubMed: 15489334] [Abstract]
Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE MRNA] (ISOFORM 1).
Tissue: Testis.
[5]"Prediction of the coding sequences of unidentified human genes. X. The complete sequences of 100 new cDNA clones from brain which can code for large proteins in vitro."
Ishikawa K., Nagase T., Suyama M., Miyajima N., Tanaka A., Kotani H., Nomura N., Ohara O.
DNA Res. 5:169-176(1998) [PubMed: 9734811] [Abstract]
Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE MRNA] OF 5-593 (ISOFORM 1).
Tissue: Brain.
[6]"Characterization of photolyase/blue-light receptor homologs in mouse and human cells."
Kobayashi K., Kanno S., Smit B., van der Horst G.T.J., Takao M., Yasui A.
Nucleic Acids Res. 26:5086-5092(1998) [PubMed: 9801304] [Abstract]
Cited for: TISSUE SPECIFICITY, SUBCELLULAR LOCATION.
[7]"Light-independent role of CRY1 and CRY2 in the mammalian circadian clock."
Griffin E.A. Jr., Staknis D., Weitz C.J.
Science 286:768-771(1999) [PubMed: 10531061] [Abstract]
Cited for: FUNCTION.
[8]"SCFFbxl3 controls the oscillation of the circadian clock by directing the degradation of cryptochrome proteins."
Busino L., Bassermann F., Maiolica A., Lee C., Nolan P.M., Godinho S.I., Draetta G.F., Pagano M.
Science 316:900-904(2007) [PubMed: 17463251] [Abstract]
Cited for: IDENTIFICATION BY MASS SPECTROMETRY, UBIQUITINATION BY FBXL3, INTERACTION WITH FBXL3.
+Additional computationally mapped references.

Web resources

Wikipedia

Cryptochrome entry

Cross-references

Sequence databases

EMBL
GenBank
DDBJ
AK294904 mRNA. Translation: BAG57993.1. Sequence problems.
AC068385 Genomic DNA. No translation available.
BC035161 mRNA. Translation: AAH35161.1. Sequence problems.
BC041814 mRNA. Translation: AAH41814.1.
AB014558 mRNA. Translation: BAA31633.1.
IPIIPI00216898.
IPI00895886.
RefSeqNP_001120929.1. NM_001127457.1.
NP_066940.2. NM_021117.3.
UniGeneHs.532491.

3D structure databases

ProteinModelPortalQ49AN0.
SMRQ49AN0. Positions 6-513.
ModBaseSearch...

Protein-protein interaction databases

IntActQ49AN0. 2 interactions.
STRINGQ49AN0.

Polymorphism databases

DMDM118572252.

Proteomic databases

PRIDEQ49AN0.

Protocols and materials databases

StructuralBiologyKnowledgebaseSearch...

Genome annotation databases

EnsemblENST00000263762; ENSP00000263762; ENSG00000121671.
ENST00000417225; ENSP00000397419; ENSG00000121671.
ENST00000443527; ENSP00000406751; ENSG00000121671.
GeneID1408.
KEGGhsa:1408.
NMPDRfig|9606.3.peg.5504.

Organism-specific databases

CTD1408.
GeneCardsGC11P045868.
H-InvDBHIX0201587.
HGNCHGNC:2385. CRY2.
HPAHPA037577.
MIM603732. gene.
neXtProtNX_Q49AN0.
HUGESearch...
GenAtlasSearch...

Phylogenomic databases

GeneTreeENSGT00500000044813.
HOVERGENHBG053470.
InParanoidQ49AN0.
OrthoDBEOG4VT5WZ.
PhylomeDBQ49AN0.

Enzyme and pathway databases

ReactomeREACT_24941. Circadian Clock.

Gene expression databases

ArrayExpressQ49AN0.
BgeeQ49AN0.
CleanExHS_CRY2.
GenevestigatorQ49AN0.
GermOnlineENSG00000121671. Homo sapiens.

Family and domain databases

InterProIPR006050. DNA_photolyase_N.
IPR005101. Photolyase_FAD-bd/Cryptochr_C.
IPR014729. Rossmann-like_a/b/a_fold.
[Graphical view]
Gene3DG3DSA:3.40.50.620. Rossmann-like_a/b/a_fold. 1 hit.
KOK02295.
PfamPF00875. DNA_photolyase. 1 hit.
PF03441. FAD_binding_7. 1 hit.
[Graphical view]
SUPFAMSSF52425. DNA_photolyase_N. 1 hit.
SSF48173. Photolyase_FAD-bd/Cryptochr_C. 1 hit.
PROSITEPS00394. DNA_PHOTOLYASES_1_1. False negative.
[Graphical view]
ProtoNetSearch...

Other

SOURCESearch...

Entry information

Entry nameCRY2_HUMAN
AccessionPrimary (citable) accession number: Q49AN0
Secondary accession number(s): B4DH32, O75148, Q8IV71
Entry history
Integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot: November 28, 2006
Last sequence update: November 28, 2006
Last modified: January 25, 2012
This is version 63 of the entry and version 2 of the sequence. [Complete history]
Entry statusReviewed (UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot)
Annotation programChordata Protein Annotation Program
DisclaimerAny medical or genetic information present in this entry is provided for research, educational and informational purposes only. It is not in any way intended to be used as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, treatment or care.

Relevant documents

Human chromosome 11

Human chromosome 11: entries, gene names and cross-references to MIM

MIM cross-references

Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (MIM) cross-references in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

SIMILARITY comments

Index of protein domains and families