Description
Product Characteristics:
BMAL2 is a 636 amino acid protein that localizes to the nucleus and contains one bHLH (basic helix-loop-helix) domain, one PAC (PAS-associated C-terminal) domain and two PAS (PER-ARNT-SIM) domains. Expressed at high levels in placenta and brain and at lower levels in liver, thymus, heart, lung and kidney, BMAL2 functions as a component of the circadian core oscillator, which includes a variety of proteins that work in tandem to activate the transcription of target genes. More specifically, BMAL2, when functioning as a component of the core oscillator, binds to the E-box element (3'-CACGTG-5') of target DNA, thus inducing transcription. Multiple isoforms of BMAL2 exist due to alternative splicing events.
Subcellular location: Nucleus
Synonyms: ARNT L2, ARNTL 2, ARNTL2, ARNTL2 protein, Aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator like 2, Aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator like protein 2, Aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator-like 2, Basic helix loop helix PAS protein MOP9, Basic-helix-loop-helix-PAS protein MOP9, bHLHe6, BMA L2, BMAL 2, BMAL2, Brain and muscle ARNT like 2, Brain and muscle ARNT-like 2, CL, CYCLE like factor, CYCLE-like factor, Member of PAS protein 9, MGC124257, MGC149671, MGC149672, MGC158186, MOP 9, MOP9, PASD 9, PASD9, Transcription factor BMAL 2, Transcription factor BMAL2, wu:fj90c09, BMAL2_HUMAN.
Target Information: This gene encodes a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor belonging to the PAS (PER, ARNT, SIM) superfamily. The PAS proteins play important roles in adaptation to low atmospheric and cellular oxygen levels, exposure to certain environmental pollutants, and diurnal oscillations in light and temperature. This protein forms a transcriptionally active heterodimer with the circadian CLOCK protein, the structurally related MOP4, and hypoxia-inducible factors, such as HIF1alpha. Consistent with its role as a biologically relevant partner of circadian and hypoxia factors, this protein is coexpressed in regions of the brain such as the thalamus, hypothalamus, and amygdala. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2011]