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Takao Miki¹, Zhixiang Xu, Misty Chen-Goodspeed

¹Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston, Houston, TX, USA.

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The promyelocytic leukaemia (PML) protein regulates the mammalian circadian clock and interacts with PER2. Loss of PML disrupts circadian gene expression and reduces the precision of the circadian period in mice.

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Area of Science:

Chronobiology
Molecular Biology
Cancer Biology

Background:

PER2 is a known tumor suppressor involved in the circadian clock.
The potential involvement of tumor suppressors in circadian clock mechanisms is an emerging area of research.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the role of the promyelocytic leukaemia (PML) protein in the mammalian circadian clock.
To determine if PML interacts with the known clock regulator PER2.

Main Methods:

Immunoprecipitation to assess PML-PER2 interaction.
Quantitative real-time PCR to analyze clock gene expression in wild-type and Pml(-/-) mice.
Western blotting to examine protein localization and acetylation.
Assessment of circadian period stability in Pml(-/-) mice.

Main Results:

PML protein acts as a circadian clock regulator and physically interacts with PER2.
PML expression and PML-PER2 interaction are under circadian control in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN).
Loss of PML disrupts the expression of key circadian genes (Per2, Per1, Cry1, Bmal1, Npas2) and dampens BMAL1/CLOCK-mediated transcription.
PML deacetylation by SIRT1 is crucial for PER2 nuclear localization, and loss of PML leads to perinuclear/cytoplasmic PER2 distribution.
Pml(-/-) mice exhibit reduced precision and stability of their circadian period.

Conclusions:

PML is a novel regulator of the mammalian circadian clock, directly interacting with PER2.
PML plays a critical role in maintaining circadian rhythmicity and gene expression stability.
PML's function in the circadian clock is linked to its acetylation status and regulation of PER2 nuclear localization, highlighting a connection between tumor suppression and circadian regulation.