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PER2: Function, Discovery & Clinical significance

PER2 is a protein in mammals encoded by the PER2 gene. PER2 is noted for its major role in circadian rhythms.

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PER2 topic overview

The analysis highlights Function, Discovery and Clinical significance as prominent areas in the source structure around PER2.

Related topics
26
Source areas
4
Connected nodes
30
Extracted relationships
157
Concept neighborhoods
13
Bridge connections
30

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Function · 17 topics
Discovery · 6 topics
Overview · 2 topics
Clinical significance · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Aliases
PER2, FASPS, FASPS1, period circadian clock 2, period circadian regulator 2
Available structures
Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes3GDI, 4CT0, 4U8H
Band
2q37.3 · 1|1 D
Bgee
oocyte · mucosa of paranasal sinus · secondary oocyte · bronchial epithelial cell · palpebral conjunctiva
BioGPS
More reference expression data
Chr.
Chromosome 2 (human) · Chromosome 1 (mouse)

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Discovery

Function

Clinical significance

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How PER2 connects Entity context

The extracted context around PER2 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, PER2 → circadian regulation of gene expression, circadian regulation of translation, circadian rhythm, cytoplasm, entrainment of circadian clock by photoperiod, fatty acid metabolic process, gluconeogenesis, glycogen biosynthetic process, histone H3 deacetylation, lactate biosynthetic process, negative regulation of circadian rhythm, negative regulation of fat cell proliferation, negative regulation of protein ubiquitination, negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II, negative regulation of transcription regulatory region DNA binding, negative regulation of transcription, DNA-templated, nucleolus, nucleus, perinuclear region of cytoplasm, positive regulation of cold-induced thermogenesis Another extracted example is PER2 → adrenal gland, bronchial epithelial cell, caput epididymis, granulocyte, lacrimal gland, left lung lobe, lobe of cerebellum, median eminence, mucosa of paranasal sinus, nasal epithelium, oocyte, palpebral conjunctiva, primary motor cortex, rectum, respiratory epithelium, secondary oocyte, skin of thigh, suprachiasmatic nucleus, tail of epididymis, urethra. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

PER2

Top relations

Gene ontology · 38
PER2 → circadian regulation of gene expression, circadian regulation of translation, circadian rhythm, cytoplasm, entrainment of circadian clock by photoperiod, fatty acid metabolic process, gluconeogenesis, glycogen biosynthetic process, histone H3 deacetylation, lactate biosynthetic process, negative regulation of circadian rhythm, negative regulation of fat cell proliferation, negative regulation of protein ubiquitination, negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II, negative regulation of transcription regulatory region DNA binding, negative regulation of transcription, DNA-templated, nucleolus, nucleus, perinuclear region of cytoplasm, positive regulation of cold-induced thermogenesis
Bgee · 20
PER2 → adrenal gland, bronchial epithelial cell, caput epididymis, granulocyte, lacrimal gland, left lung lobe, lobe of cerebellum, median eminence, mucosa of paranasal sinus, nasal epithelium, oocyte, palpebral conjunctiva, primary motor cortex, rectum, respiratory epithelium, secondary oocyte, skin of thigh, suprachiasmatic nucleus, tail of epididymis, urethra
RNA expression pattern · 20
PER2 → adrenal gland, bronchial epithelial cell, caput epididymis, granulocyte, lacrimal gland, left lung lobe, lobe of cerebellum, median eminence, mucosa of paranasal sinus, nasal epithelium, oocyte, palpebral conjunctiva, primary motor cortex, rectum, respiratory epithelium, secondary oocyte, skin of thigh, suprachiasmatic nucleus, tail of epididymis, urethra
related to External links · 14
PER2 → Human Period, Medicine, Medicine Medical Subject Headings, MeSH, Mouse Period, National Library, O15055, O54943, Overview, PDB, PDBe-KB, This, UniProt, United States National Library
related to Function · 8
PER2 → Circadian, Genes, GRE, GREs, Human PER2, Lowered PER2, Mice, Period
related to Discovery · 7
PER2 → Drosophila, Drosophilla, It, Later, Mammalian Per2, PER1, The
related to Gene · 7
PER2 → An, Northern, PER1, Predicted, SCN, The PER2, ZT
related to Main interactions · 7
PER2 → CLOCK/BMAL1, In, Molecular, PAS, PER, The, This
related to Familial advanced sleep phase · 6
PER2 → CK1d, Familial, FASP, S662G, The, The S662G
related to Interactions with CK1e · 4
PER2 → CK1e, FASPS, In Syrian, Mutations

Important terminology

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Important terminology

circadian gene human protein clock bp mouse period expression chr band chromosome also ck1e levels mice mutation nucleus sleep expressed

PER2 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 157 structured relationships around PER2. Examples in this analysis include PER2 → Aliases → PER2, FASPS, FASPS1, period circadian clock 2, period circadian regulator 2 and PER2 → Available structures → Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes3GDI, 4CT0, 4U8H. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PER2AliasesPER2, FASPS, FASPS1, period circadian clock 2, period circadian regulator 21.00infobox
PER2Available structuresAvailable structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes3GDI, 4CT0, 4U8H1.00infobox
PER2Band2q37.31.00infobox
PER2Band1|1 D1.00infobox
PER2Bgeeoocyte1.00infobox
PER2Bgeemucosa of paranasal sinus1.00infobox
PER2Bgeesecondary oocyte1.00infobox
PER2Bgeebronchial epithelial cell1.00infobox
PER2Bgeepalpebral conjunctiva1.00infobox
PER2Bgeenasal epithelium1.00infobox
PER2Bgeetail of epididymis1.00infobox
PER2Bgeeurethra1.00infobox
PER2Bgeecaput epididymis1.00infobox
PER2Bgeeskin of thigh1.00infobox
PER2Bgeeadrenal gland1.00infobox
PER2Bgeeleft lung lobe1.00infobox
PER2Bgeesuprachiasmatic nucleus1.00infobox
PER2Bgeegranulocyte1.00infobox
PER2Bgeerectum1.00infobox
PER2Bgeelacrimal gland1.00infobox
PER2Bgeemedian eminence1.00infobox
PER2Bgeeprimary motor cortex1.00infobox
PER2Bgeelobe of cerebellum1.00infobox
PER2Bgeerespiratory epithelium1.00infobox
PER2BioGPSMore reference expression data1.00infobox
PER2Chr.Chromosome 2 (human)1.00infobox
PER2Chr.Chromosome 1 (mouse)1.00infobox
PER2DatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entry1.00infobox
PER2End238,290,102 bp1.00infobox
PER2End91,387,046 bp1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around PER2 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Expression, Gene and Human. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • PER2
    • Expression
    • Gene
    • Human
    • Protein
    • Also
    • Ck1e
    • Shown
    • Levels
    • Mutation
    • Mouse
    • Period
    • Clock
  • per2
    • Expression
    • Gene
    • Human
    • Protein
    • Also
    • Ck1e
    • Shown
    • Levels
    • Mutation
    • Mouse
    • Period
    • Clock
  • gene
    • Chromosome
    • Location
    • Clock
    • Human
    • Bp
    • Chr
    • Mouse
    • Function
    • Per
    • Regulation
    • Search
    • Protein
  • circadian
    • Available
    • Pdb
    • Period
    • Suprachiasmatic
    • Uniprot
    • Clock
    • Genes
    • Nucleus
    • Function
    • Human
    • Location
    • Negative
  • clock
    • Negative
    • Regulation
    • Gene
    • Function
    • Location
    • Per
    • Search
    • Bp
    • Chr
    • Chromosome
    • Expression
    • Human
  • function
    • Location
    • Search
    • Bp
    • Chr
    • Chromosome
    • Expression
    • Clock
    • Gene
    • Available
    • Human
    • Light
    • Negative
  • familial advanced sleep phase
    • Familial
    • Sleep
    • Human
    • Period
    • Available
    • Function
    • Location
    • Pdb
    • Per1
    • Search
    • Fasp
    • Bp
  • ck1e
    • Period
    • Available
    • Familial
    • Function
    • Location
    • Mammals
    • Pdb
    • Search
    • Shown
    • Sleep
    • Bp
    • Chr

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For PER2, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects PER2 with Function. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
PER2Function · splits 13 ⟂ 18
PER2Discovery · splits 24 ⟂ 7
PER2Overview · splits 28 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

PER2

Nodes31
Edges30
Triples157
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.064516
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around PER2 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Function, Discovery & Clinical significance, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — PER2 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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