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Chronotype Genetic Variant in PER2 is Associated with Intrinsic Circadian Period in Humans.

ABSTRACT: The PERIOD2 (PER2) gene is a core molecular component of the circadian clock and plays an important role in the generation and maintenance of daily rhythms. Rs35333999, a missense variant of PER2 common in European populations, has been shown to associate with later chronotype. Chronotype relates to the timing of biological and behavioral activities, including when we sleep, eat, and exercise, and later chronotype is associated with longer intrinsic circadian period (cycle length), a fundamental property of the circadian system. Thus, we tested whether this PER2 variant was associated with circadian period and found significant associations with longer intrinsic circadian period as measured under forced desynchrony protocols, the 'gold standard' for intrinsic circadian period assessment. Minor allele (T) carriers exhibited significantly longer circadian periods when determinations were based on either core body temperature or plasma melatonin measurements, as compared to non-carriers (by 12 and 11?min, respectively; accounting for ~7% of inter-individual variance). These findings provide a possible underlying biological mechanism for inter-individual differences in chronotype, and support the central role of PER2 in the human circadian timing system.

SUBMITTER: Chang AM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6440993 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Chronotype Genetic Variant in PER2 is Associated with Intrinsic Circadian Period in Humans.

Chang Anne-Marie AM Duffy Jeanne F JF Buxton Orfeu M OM Lane Jacqueline M JM Aeschbach Daniel D Anderson Clare C Bjonnes Andrew C AC Cain Sean W SW Cohen Daniel A DA Frayling Timothy M TM Gooley Joshua J JJ Jones Samuel E SE Klerman Elizabeth B EB Lockley Steven W SW Munch Mirjam M Rajaratnam Shantha M W SMW Rueger Melanie M Rutter Martin K MK Santhi Nayantara N Scheuermaier Karine K Van Reen Eliza E Weedon Michael N MN Czeisler Charles A CA Scheer Frank A J L FAJL Saxena Richa R

Scientific reports 20190329 1

The PERIOD2 (PER2) gene is a core molecular component of the circadian clock and plays an important role in the generation and maintenance of daily rhythms. Rs35333999, a missense variant of PER2 common in European populations, has been shown to associate with later chronotype. Chronotype relates to the timing of biological and behavioral activities, including when we sleep, eat, and exercise, and later chronotype is associated with longer intrinsic circadian period (cycle length), a fundamental ...[more]

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Chronotype Genetic Variant in PER2 is Associated with Intrinsic Circadian Period in Humans.

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Chronotype Genetic Variant in PER2 is Associated with Intrinsic Circadian Period in Humans.

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