title: The PXDLS linear motif regulates circadian rhythmicity through protein-protein interactions.
abstract: The circadian core clock circuitry relies on interlocked transcription-translation feedback loops that largely count on multiple protein interactions. The molecular mechanisms implicated in the assembly of these protein complexes are relatively unknown. Our bioinformatics analysis of short linear motifs, implicated in protein interactions, reveals an enrichment of the Pro-X-Asp-Leu-Ser (PXDLS) motif within circadian transcripts. We show that the PXDLS motif can bind to BMAL1/CLOCK and disrupt circadian oscillations in a cell-autonomous manner. Remarkably, the motif is evolutionary conserved in the core clock protein REV-ERBα, and additional proteins implicated in the clock's function (NRIP1, CBP). In this conjuncture, we uncover a novel cross talk between the two principal core clock feedback loops and show that BMAL/CLOCK and REV-ERBα interact and that the PXDLS motif of REV-ERBα participates in their binding. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the PXDLS motifs of NRIP1 and CBP are involved in circadian rhythmicity. Our findings suggest that the PXDLS motif plays an important role in circadian rhythmicity through regulation of protein interactions within the clock circuitry and that short linear motifs can be employed to modulate circadian oscillations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
authors.forename: Moran
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shalev
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
authors.forename: Rona
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aviram
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
authors.forename: Yaarit
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Adamovich
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kraut-Cohen
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
authors.forename: Tal
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shamia
authors.affiliation: Biological Services, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
authors.forename: Shifra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ben-Dor
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Golik
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel gad.asher@weizmann.ac.il.
authors.forename: Gad
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Asher
mesh_terms: D056930:ARNTL Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D056926:CLOCK Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D050882:CREB-Binding Protein / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000235:genetics; D057809:HEK293 Cells; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D041681:NIH 3T3 Cells; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D000078723:Nuclear Receptor Interacting Protein 1; D056953:Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group D, Member 1 / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D054730:Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D056930:ARNTL Transcription Factors; D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; C000627128:Nrip1 protein, mouse; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D000078723:Nuclear Receptor Interacting Protein 1; D056953:Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group D, Member 1; D056926:CLOCK Proteins; D050882:CREB-Binding Protein