ARNTL2

Aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator-like 2, also known as Mop9,[5] Bmal2,[6] Clif,[7] or Arntl2, is a gene.

ARNTL2
Available structures PDB Ortholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes 2KDK
Identifiers
Aliases	ARNTL2, BMAL2, CLIF, MOP9, PASD9, bHLHe6, aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator like 2
External IDs	OMIM: 614517 MGI: 2684845 HomoloGene: 10609 GeneCards: ARNTL2
Gene location (Human) Chr. Chromosome 12 (human)[1] Band 12p11.23 Start 27,332,854 bp[1] End 27,425,289 bp[1]
Gene location (Mouse) Chr. Chromosome 6 (mouse)[2] Band 6|6 G3 Start 146,796,055 bp[2] End 146,833,529 bp[2]
RNA expression pattern More reference expression data
Gene ontology Molecular function • GO:0001131, GO:0001151, GO:0001130, GO:0001204 DNA-binding transcription factor activity • DNA binding • transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II core promoter proximal region sequence-specific binding • E-box binding • protein dimerization activity • GO:0001200, GO:0001133, GO:0001201 DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific • GO:0000980 RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding Cellular component • cytoplasm • nucleolus • cell nucleus • transcription factor complex Biological process • regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter • positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated • positive regulation of circadian rhythm • regulation of transcription, DNA-templated • circadian rhythm • transcription, DNA-templated • positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter • rhythmic process • entrainment of circadian clock Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
Species	Human	Mouse
Entrez	56938	272322
Ensembl	ENSG00000029153	ENSMUSG00000040187
UniProt	Q8WYA1	Q2VPD4
RefSeq (mRNA)	NM_001248002 NM_001248003 NM_001248004 NM_001248005 NM_020183	NM_172309 NM_001289679 NM_001289680 NM_001289681
RefSeq (protein)	NP_001234931 NP_001234932 NP_001234933 NP_001234934 NP_064568	NP_001276608 NP_001276609 NP_001276610 NP_758513
Location (UCSC)	Chr 12: 27.33 – 27.43 Mb	Chr 6: 146.8 – 146.83 Mb
PubMed search	[3]	[4]
Wikidata
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Arntl2 is a paralog to Arntl, which are both homologs of the Drosophila Cycle.[8] Homologs were also isolated in fish,[9] birds[10] and mammals such as mice[11] and humans.[5] Based on phylogenetic analyses, it was proposed that Arntl2 arose from duplication of the Arntl gene early in the vertebrate lineage, followed by rapid divergence of the Arntl gene copy.[11] The protein product of the gene interacts with both CLOCK and NPAS2 to bind to E-box sequences in regulated promoters and activate their transcription.[5] Although Arntl2 is not required for normal function of the mammalian circadian oscillator, it may play an important role in mediating the output of the circadian clock. Perhaps because of this, there is relatively little published literature on the role of Arntl2 in regulation of physiology.

Arntl2 is a candidate gene for human type 1 diabetes.[12]

In over expression studies, ARNTL2 protein forms a heterodimer with CLOCK to regulate E-box sequences in the Pai-1 promoter.[7] Recent work suggest that this interaction may be in concert with ARNTL/CLOCK heterodimeric complexes.[13]