Target Information
Target General Information | Top | |||||
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Target ID |
T51908
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Target Name |
Cryptochrome-2 (CRY2)
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Gene Name |
CRY2
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Target Type |
Preclinical target
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[1] | ||||
Disease | [+] 2 Target-related Diseases | + | ||||
1 | Brain cancer [ICD-11: 2A00] | |||||
2 | Breast cancer [ICD-11: 2C60-2C6Y] | |||||
Function |
Transcriptional repressor which forms a core component of the circadian clock. The circadian clock, an internal time-keeping system, regulates various physiological processes through the generation of approximately 24 hour circadian rhythms in gene expression, which are translated into rhythms in metabolism and behavior. It is derived from the Latin roots 'circa' (about) and 'diem' (day) and acts as an important regulator of a wide array of physiological functions including metabolism, sleep, body temperature, blood pressure, endocrine, immune, cardiovascular, and renal function. Consists of two major components: the central clock, residing in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the brain, and the peripheral clocks that are present in nearly every tissue and organ system. Both the central and peripheral clocks can be reset by environmental cues, also known as Zeitgebers (German for 'timegivers'). The predominant Zeitgeber for the central clock is light, which is sensed by retina and signals directly to the SCN. The central clock entrains the peripheral clocks through neuronal and hormonal signals, body temperature and feeding-related cues, aligning all clocks with the external light/dark cycle. Circadian rhythms allow an organism to achieve temporal homeostasis with its environment at the molecular level by regulating gene expression to create a peak of protein expression once every 24 hours to control when a particular physiological process is most active with respect to the solar day. Transcription and translation of core clock components (CLOCK, NPAS2, ARNTL/BMAL1, ARNTL2/BMAL2, PER1, PER2, PER3, CRY1 and CRY2) plays a critical role in rhythm generation, whereas delays imposed by post-translational modifications (PTMs) are important for determining the period (tau) of the rhythms (tau refers to the period of a rhythm and is the length, in time, of one complete cycle). A diurnal rhythm is synchronized with the day/night cycle, while the ultradian and infradian rhythms have a period shorter and longer than 24 hours, respectively. Disruptions in the circadian rhythms contribute to the pathology of cardiovascular diseases, cancer, metabolic syndromes and aging. A transcription/translation feedback loop (TTFL) forms the core of the molecular circadian clock mechanism. Transcription factors, CLOCK or NPAS2 and ARNTL/BMAL1 or ARNTL2/BMAL2, form the positive limb of the feedback loop, act in the form of a heterodimer and activate the transcription of core clock genes and clock-controlled genes (involved in key metabolic processes), harboring E-box elements (5'-CACGTG-3') within their promoters. The core clock genes: PER1/2/3 and CRY1/2 which are transcriptional repressors form the negative limb of the feedback loop and interact with the CLOCK|NPAS2-ARNTL/BMAL1|ARNTL2/BMAL2 heterodimer inhibiting its activity and thereby negatively regulating their own expression. This heterodimer also activates nuclear receptors NR1D1/2 and RORA/B/G, which form a second feedback loop and which activate and repress ARNTL/BMAL1 transcription, respectively. CRY1 and CRY2 have redundant functions but also differential and selective contributions at least in defining the pace of the SCN circadian clock and its circadian transcriptional outputs. Less potent transcriptional repressor in cerebellum and liver than CRY1, though less effective in lengthening the period of the SCN oscillator. Seems to play a critical role in tuning SCN circadian period by opposing the action of CRY1. With CRY1, dispensable for circadian rhythm generation but necessary for the development of intercellular networks for rhythm synchrony. May mediate circadian regulation of cAMP signaling and gluconeogenesis by blocking glucagon-mediated increases in intracellular cAMP concentrations and in CREB1 phosphorylation. Besides its role in the maintenance of the circadian clock, is also involved in the regulation of other processes. Plays a key role in glucose and lipid metabolism modulation, in part, through the transcriptional regulation of genes involved in these pathways, such as LEP or ACSL4. Represses glucocorticoid receptor NR3C1/GR-induced transcriptional activity by binding to glucocorticoid response elements (GREs). Represses the CLOCK-ARNTL/BMAL1 induced transcription of BHLHE40/DEC1. Represses the CLOCK-ARNTL/BMAL1 induced transcription of NAMPT (By similarity). Represses PPARD and its target genes in the skeletal muscle and limits exercise capacity (By similarity). Represses the transcriptional activity of NR1I2 (By similarity).
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Sequence |
MAATVATAAAVAPAPAPGTDSASSVHWFRKGLRLHDNPALLAAVRGARCVRCVYILDPWF
AASSSVGINRWRFLLQSLEDLDTSLRKLNSRLFVVRGQPADVFPRLFKEWGVTRLTFEYD SEPFGKERDAAIMKMAKEAGVEVVTENSHTLYDLDRIIELNGQKPPLTYKRFQAIISRME LPKKPVGLVTSQQMESCRAEIQENHDETYGVPSLEELGFPTEGLGPAVWQGGETEALARL DKHLERKAWVANYERPRMNANSLLASPTGLSPYLRFGCLSCRLFYYRLWDLYKKVKRNST PPLSLFGQLLWREFFYTAATNNPRFDRMEGNPICIQIPWDRNPEALAKWAEGKTGFPWID AIMTQLRQEGWIHHLARHAVACFLTRGDLWVSWESGVRVFDELLLDADFSVNAGSWMWLS CSAFFQQFFHCYCPVGFGRRTDPSGDYIRRYLPKLKAFPSRYIYEPWNAPESIQKAAKCI IGVDYPRPIVNHAETSRLNIERMKQIYQQLSRYRGLCLLASVPSCVEDLSHPVAEPSSSQ AGSMSSAGPRPLPSGPASPKRKLEAAEEPPGEELSKRARVAELPTPELPSKDA Click to Show/Hide
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Drugs and Modes of Action | Top | |||||
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Preclinical Drug(s) | [+] 4 Preclinical Drugs | + | ||||
1 | 2-Ethoxypropanoic acid | Drug Info | Preclinical | Breast cancer | [1] | |
2 | KL001 | Drug Info | Preclinical | Glioblastoma of brain | [1] | |
3 | SHP656 | Drug Info | Preclinical | Glioblastoma of brain | [1] | |
4 | TH301 | Drug Info | Preclinical | Glioblastoma of brain | [1] | |
Mode of Action | [+] 3 Modes of Action | + | ||||
Inhibitor | [+] 1 Inhibitor drugs | + | ||||
1 | 2-Ethoxypropanoic acid | Drug Info | [2] | |||
Activator | [+] 1 Activator drugs | + | ||||
1 | KL001 | Drug Info | [3] | |||
Modulator | [+] 2 Modulator drugs | + | ||||
1 | SHP656 | Drug Info | [1] | |||
2 | TH301 | Drug Info | [1] |
Cell-based Target Expression Variations | Top | |||||
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Cell-based Target Expression Variations |
Different Human System Profiles of Target | Top |
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Human Similarity Proteins
of target is determined by comparing the sequence similarity of all human proteins with the target based on BLAST. The similarity proteins for a target are defined as the proteins with E-value < 0.005 and outside the protein families of the target.
A target that has fewer human similarity proteins outside its family is commonly regarded to possess a greater capacity to avoid undesired interactions and thus increase the possibility of finding successful drugs
(Brief Bioinform, 21: 649-662, 2020).
Human Pathway Affiliation
of target is determined by the life-essential pathways provided on KEGG database. The target-affiliated pathways were defined based on the following two criteria (a) the pathways of the studied target should be life-essential for both healthy individuals and patients, and (b) the studied target should occupy an upstream position in the pathways and therefore had the ability to regulate biological function.
Targets involved in a fewer pathways have greater likelihood to be successfully developed, while those associated with more human pathways increase the chance of undesirable interferences with other human processes
(Pharmacol Rev, 58: 259-279, 2006).
Biological Network Descriptors
of target is determined based on a human protein-protein interactions (PPI) network consisting of 9,309 proteins and 52,713 PPIs, which were with a high confidence score of ≥ 0.95 collected from STRING database.
The network properties of targets based on protein-protein interactions (PPIs) have been widely adopted for the assessment of target’s druggability. Proteins with high node degree tend to have a high impact on network function through multiple interactions, while proteins with high betweenness centrality are regarded to be central for communication in interaction networks and regulate the flow of signaling information
(Front Pharmacol, 9, 1245, 2018;
Curr Opin Struct Biol. 44:134-142, 2017).
Human Similarity Proteins
Human Pathway Affiliation
Biological Network Descriptors
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There is no similarity protein (E value < 0.005) for this target
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KEGG Pathway | Pathway ID | Affiliated Target | Pathway Map |
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Circadian rhythm | hsa04710 | Affiliated Target |
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Class: Organismal Systems => Environmental adaptation | Pathway Hierarchy |
Degree | 14 | Degree centrality | 1.50E-03 | Betweenness centrality | 7.78E-05 |
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Closeness centrality | 2.14E-01 | Radiality | 1.37E+01 | Clustering coefficient | 4.51E-01 |
Neighborhood connectivity | 1.54E+01 | Topological coefficient | 1.36E-01 | Eccentricity | 11 |
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References | Top | |||||
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REF 1 | Circadian rhythm as a therapeutic target. Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2021 Apr;20(4):287-307. | |||||
REF 2 | The cryptochrome inhibitor KS15 enhances E-box-mediated transcription by disrupting the feedback action of a circadian transcription-repressor complex. Life Sci. 2018 May 1;200:49-55. | |||||
REF 3 | Identification of small molecule activators of cryptochrome. Science. 2012 Aug 31;337(6098):1094-7. |
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