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ATAXIN-2 activates PERIOD translation to sustain circadian rhythms in Drosophila.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 17 May 2013
Lim Chunghun, Allada Ravi
Abstract excerpt
Evidence for transcriptional feedback in circadian timekeeping is abundant, yet little is known about the mechanisms underlying translational control. We found that ATAXIN-2 (ATX2), an RNA-associated protein involved in neurodegenerative disease, is a translational activator of the rate-limiting clock component PERIOD (PER) in Drosophila. ATX2 specifically interacted with TWENTY-FOUR (TYF), an activator of PER...
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