CRY1

UniProt ID: Q16526
Organism: Homo sapiens
Review Status: INITIALIZED
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Gene Description

Cryptochrome-1 (CRY1) is a FAD-binding transcriptional repressor in the mammalian circadian clock that binds CLOCK:BMAL1 to inhibit E-box-driven transcription and regulate rhythmic gene expression; it also modulates metabolic and glucocorticoid signaling.

Existing Annotations Review

GO Term Evidence Action Reason
GO:0005634 nucleus
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
ACCEPT
Summary: UniProt-curated localization includes nuclear and cytoplasmic CRY1.
Reason: Subcellular location annotations report cytoplasmic and nuclear CRY1.
Supporting Evidence:
UniProtKB:Q16526
SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cytoplasm. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22798407,
GO:0005737 cytoplasm
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
ACCEPT
Summary: UniProt-curated localization includes nuclear and cytoplasmic CRY1.
Reason: Subcellular location annotations report cytoplasmic and nuclear CRY1.
Supporting Evidence:
UniProtKB:Q16526
SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cytoplasm. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22798407,
GO:0045892 negative regulation of DNA-templated transcription
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
ACCEPT
Summary: CRY proteins repress CLOCK:BMAL1-driven transcription in the circadian loop.
Reason: CRY/PER repressors inhibit CLOCK:BMAL1 transcriptional activity.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:21613214
repress their own transcription by suppressing the transactivator function of
GO:0003677 DNA binding
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
MODIFY
Summary: Evidence supports CRY1 binding to CLOCK:BMAL1 on E-boxes, not direct DNA binding.
Reason: CRY binds the CLOCK:BMAL1:E-box complex; DNA-binding TF binding is more accurate.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:21613214
CRY binds stably to the CLOCK:BMAL1:E-box ternary
GO:0032922 circadian regulation of gene expression
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
ACCEPT
Summary: CRY1 regulates circadian gene expression via the core transcriptional feedback loop.
Reason: CRY represses CLOCK:BMAL1 activity, shaping circadian gene expression.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:21613214
repress their own transcription by suppressing the transactivator function of
GO:0043153 entrainment of circadian clock by photoperiod
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
REMOVE
Summary: Mammalian CRY is not required for photo-entrainment; photoperiod entrainment is unsupported.
Reason: Evidence indicates mammalian CRY is not required for photo-entrainment.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:23133559
Arabidopsis and Drosophila CRY is a major circadian photoreceptor for light entrainment, while mammalian CRY is not required for photo-entrainment.
GO:0071949 FAD binding
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
ACCEPT
Summary: CRY1 binds FAD as a chromophore/cofactor.
Reason: Purified hCRY1 contains FAD, supporting FAD binding.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:8909283
were found to contain FAD and a pterin cofactor.
GO:0000166 nucleotide binding
IEA
GO_REF:0000043
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: CRY1 binds a nucleotide cofactor (FAD), consistent with nucleotide binding.
Reason: FAD is a nucleotide cofactor; the term is generic but compatible with FAD binding.
Supporting Evidence:
UniProtKB:Q16526
Binds 1 FAD per subunit.
GO:0005634 nucleus
IEA
GO_REF:0000120
ACCEPT
Summary: UniProt-curated localization includes nuclear and cytoplasmic CRY1.
Reason: Subcellular location annotations report cytoplasmic and nuclear CRY1.
Supporting Evidence:
UniProtKB:Q16526
SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cytoplasm. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22798407,
GO:0005737 cytoplasm
IEA
GO_REF:0000044
ACCEPT
Summary: UniProt-curated localization includes nuclear and cytoplasmic CRY1.
Reason: Subcellular location annotations report cytoplasmic and nuclear CRY1.
Supporting Evidence:
UniProtKB:Q16526
SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cytoplasm. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22798407,
GO:0009881 photoreceptor activity
IEA
GO_REF:0000043
REMOVE
Summary: Mammalian CRY is not required for photo-entrainment; photoreceptor activity is not supported.
Reason: Evidence indicates mammalian CRY is not required for photo-entrainment.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:23133559
Arabidopsis and Drosophila CRY is a major circadian photoreceptor for light entrainment, while mammalian CRY is not required for photo-entrainment.
GO:0019902 phosphatase binding
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
REMOVE
Summary: Phosphatase binding evidence is for hCRY2, not CRY1.
Reason: The cited interaction involves hCRY2 rather than CRY1.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:9383998
specifically interacted with hCRY2.
GO:0048511 rhythmic process
IEA
GO_REF:0000043
ACCEPT
Summary: CRY1 participates in rhythmic processes as part of the circadian clock.
Reason: CRY1 is a core circadian clock component regulating rhythmic gene expression.
Supporting Evidence:
UniProtKB:Q16526
Transcriptional repressor which forms a core component of the
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:23133559
Role of type II protein arginine methyltransferase 5 in the ...
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: CRY1 interacts with PRMT5, but the generic protein binding term is too broad.
Reason: The study reports a specific PRMT5 interaction rather than nonspecific binding.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:23133559
interacting molecule of CRY1.
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:28514442
Architecture of the human interactome defines protein commun...
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: High-throughput interactome study; generic protein binding term is not informative for CRY1.
Reason: Proteome-scale AP-MS reports many candidate interactions and does not validate a specific CRY1 binding partner.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:28514442
BioPlex 2.0 contains more than 29,000 previously unknown co-associations
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:33961781
Dual proteome-scale networks reveal cell-specific remodeling...
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: Proteome-scale interactome mapping is too nonspecific for a generic protein-binding annotation.
Reason: The study reports large-scale interaction networks rather than a specific CRY1 binding partner.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:33961781
we have created two proteome-scale, cell-line-specific
GO:0000122 negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
ACCEPT
Summary: CRY proteins repress CLOCK:BMAL1-driven transcription in the circadian loop.
Reason: CRY/PER repressors inhibit CLOCK:BMAL1 transcriptional activity.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:21613214
repress their own transcription by suppressing the transactivator function of
GO:0003690 double-stranded DNA binding
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
MODIFY
Summary: Evidence supports CRY1 binding to CLOCK:BMAL1 on E-boxes, not direct DNA binding.
Reason: CRY binds the CLOCK:BMAL1:E-box complex; DNA-binding TF binding is more accurate.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:21613214
CRY binds stably to the CLOCK:BMAL1:E-box ternary
GO:0005739 mitochondrion
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
REMOVE
Summary: Human CRY1 is primarily nuclear/cytoplasmic; mitochondrial localization is not established.
Reason: Available human evidence supports cytoplasmic/nuclear localization; mitochondrial localization is from mouse CRY1.
Supporting Evidence:
UniProtKB:Q16526
SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cytoplasm. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22798407,
PMID:9801304
mCRY1 is localized in mitochondria
GO:0006094 gluconeogenesis
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
MODIFY
Summary: CRY1 inhibits gluconeogenic gene expression rather than catalyzing gluconeogenesis.
Reason: Evidence supports negative regulation of gluconeogenesis.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:20852621
gluconeogenic gene expression by blocking glucagon-mediated increases in
GO:0006111 regulation of gluconeogenesis
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
MODIFY
Summary: CRY1 represses gluconeogenic gene expression via glucagon/cAMP signaling.
Reason: Evidence supports negative regulation rather than generic regulation.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:20852621
gluconeogenic gene expression by blocking glucagon-mediated increases in
GO:0009416 response to light stimulus
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
REMOVE
Summary: Mammalian CRY is not required for photo-entrainment, so light response is unsupported.
Reason: Evidence indicates mammalian CRY is not required for photo-entrainment.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:23133559
Arabidopsis and Drosophila CRY is a major circadian photoreceptor for light entrainment, while mammalian CRY is not required for photo-entrainment.
GO:0014823 response to activity
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
REMOVE
Summary: No evidence found linking CRY1 to response to activity.
Reason: Accessible sources do not report CRY1 involvement in activity response.
Supporting Evidence:
UniProtKB:Q16526
Transcriptional repressor which forms a core component of the
GO:0016922 nuclear receptor binding
IEA
GO_REF:0000120
ACCEPT
Summary: CRY1 interacts with nuclear receptors such as the glucocorticoid receptor.
Reason: Cryptochromes bind the glucocorticoid receptor in a ligand-dependent manner.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:22170608
cryptochromes 1 and 2, interact with the glucocorticoid receptor
GO:0019900 kinase binding
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
UNDECIDED
Summary: Direct kinase binding evidence was not found in accessible sources.
Reason: No direct kinase-binding assays were located in the available references.
GO:0019901 protein kinase binding
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
UNDECIDED
Summary: Direct kinase binding evidence was not found in accessible sources.
Reason: No direct kinase-binding assays were located in the available references.
GO:0019915 lipid storage
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
REMOVE
Summary: No direct evidence found for CRY1 in lipid storage.
Reason: Available references emphasize circadian regulation and gluconeogenesis rather than lipid storage.
Supporting Evidence:
UniProtKB:Q16526
Transcriptional repressor which forms a core component of the
GO:0031397 negative regulation of protein ubiquitination
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
REMOVE
Summary: CRY1 is ubiquitinated by SCF(FBXL3), indicating it is a substrate not a regulator.
Reason: Evidence shows CRY1 is ubiquitinated and degraded rather than regulating ubiquitination.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:17463251
Cry1 and Cry2 proteins are ubiquitinated and degraded
GO:0031398 positive regulation of protein ubiquitination
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
REMOVE
Summary: CRY1 is a ubiquitination substrate rather than a positive regulator.
Reason: CRY1 is ubiquitinated and degraded via SCF(FBXL3).
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:17463251
Cry1 and Cry2 proteins are ubiquitinated and degraded
GO:0032868 response to insulin
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
ACCEPT
Summary: CRY1 influences insulin sensitivity in metabolic settings.
Reason: Cry1 overexpression improves insulin sensitivity in insulin-resistant mice.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:20852621
improved insulin sensitivity in insulin-resistant db/db mice
GO:0032922 circadian regulation of gene expression
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
ACCEPT
Summary: CRY1 regulates circadian gene expression via the core transcriptional feedback loop.
Reason: CRY represses CLOCK:BMAL1 activity, shaping circadian gene expression.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:21613214
repress their own transcription by suppressing the transactivator function of
GO:0033762 response to glucagon
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
ACCEPT
Summary: CRY1 modulates glucagon-stimulated signaling during fasting.
Reason: Cry1 reduces glucagon-mediated increases in cAMP.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:20852621
gluconeogenic gene expression by blocking glucagon-mediated increases in
GO:0042593 glucose homeostasis
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
ACCEPT
Summary: CRY1 contributes to glucose homeostasis.
Reason: Loss of cryptochromes causes glucose intolerance and altered corticosterone levels.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:22170608
results in glucose intolerance and constitutively
GO:0042752 regulation of circadian rhythm
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
ACCEPT
Summary: CRY1 is a core circadian clock repressor.
Reason: CRY1/2 encode inhibitors of CLOCK:BMAL1 in the feedback loop.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:17463251
encode inhibitors of the Clock-Bmal1 complex
GO:0042754 negative regulation of circadian rhythm
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
ACCEPT
Summary: CRY1 represses CLOCK:BMAL1 as part of the negative limb of the clock.
Reason: CRY1/2 inhibit CLOCK:BMAL1 in a negative-feedback loop.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:17463251
encode inhibitors of the Clock-Bmal1 complex
GO:0042770 signal transduction in response to DNA damage
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
REMOVE
Summary: No direct evidence found for CRY1 in DNA damage response signaling.
Reason: Accessible sources focus on circadian regulation and metabolism, not DNA damage signaling.
Supporting Evidence:
UniProtKB:Q16526
Transcriptional repressor which forms a core component of the
GO:0042826 histone deacetylase binding
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: CRY1 recruits histone deacetylases as part of transcriptional repression.
Reason: CRY1 is reported to recruit HDACs during Per1 repression.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:23133559
CRY1 negatively regulates Per1 gene expression by recruiting histone deacetylases (HDACs)
GO:0043153 entrainment of circadian clock by photoperiod
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
REMOVE
Summary: Mammalian CRY is not required for photo-entrainment; photoperiod entrainment is unsupported.
Reason: Evidence indicates mammalian CRY is not required for photo-entrainment.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:23133559
Arabidopsis and Drosophila CRY is a major circadian photoreceptor for light entrainment, while mammalian CRY is not required for photo-entrainment.
GO:0045721 negative regulation of gluconeogenesis
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
ACCEPT
Summary: CRY1 reduces gluconeogenic gene expression during fasting.
Reason: Cry1 reduces fasting gluconeogenic gene expression by blocking glucagon-mediated cAMP increases.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:20852621
gluconeogenic gene expression by blocking glucagon-mediated increases in
GO:0045722 positive regulation of gluconeogenesis
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
REMOVE
Summary: CRY1 suppresses rather than promotes gluconeogenesis.
Reason: Cry1 reduces gluconeogenic gene expression, supporting negative regulation instead.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:20852621
gluconeogenic gene expression by blocking glucagon-mediated increases in
GO:0045744 negative regulation of G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
ACCEPT
Summary: CRY1 dampens GPCR-driven cAMP signaling.
Reason: Cry1 inhibits cAMP accumulation in response to GPCR activation.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:20852621
Cry1 inhibited accumulation of cAMP in response to G protein-coupled receptor
GO:0045892 negative regulation of DNA-templated transcription
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
ACCEPT
Summary: CRY proteins repress CLOCK:BMAL1-driven transcription in the circadian loop.
Reason: CRY/PER repressors inhibit CLOCK:BMAL1 transcriptional activity.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:21613214
repress their own transcription by suppressing the transactivator function of
GO:0070888 E-box binding
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
MODIFY
Summary: Evidence supports CRY1 binding to CLOCK:BMAL1 on E-boxes, not direct DNA binding.
Reason: CRY binds the CLOCK:BMAL1:E-box complex; DNA-binding TF binding is more accurate.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:21613214
CRY binds stably to the CLOCK:BMAL1:E-box ternary
GO:0140297 DNA-binding transcription factor binding
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
ACCEPT
Summary: CRY1 binds the CLOCK:BMAL1:E-box complex via protein-protein interactions.
Reason: CRY binds stably to the CLOCK:BMAL1:E-box ternary complex.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:21613214
CRY binds stably to the CLOCK:BMAL1:E-box ternary
GO:2000001 regulation of DNA damage checkpoint
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
REMOVE
Summary: No evidence found for CRY1 regulating the DNA damage checkpoint.
Reason: Available references describe circadian transcriptional roles rather than checkpoint control.
Supporting Evidence:
UniProtKB:Q16526
Transcriptional repressor which forms a core component of the
GO:2000323 negative regulation of nuclear receptor-mediated glucocorticoid signaling pathway
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
ACCEPT
Summary: CRY1 broadly represses glucocorticoid receptor activity.
Reason: Cryptochromes oppose glucocorticoid receptor activation and promote repression.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:22170608
cryptochromes broadly oppose
GO:2000850 negative regulation of glucocorticoid secretion
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
ACCEPT
Summary: Cryptochromes restrain glucocorticoid levels in vivo.
Reason: Loss of cryptochromes leads to constitutively high corticosterone.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:22170608
results in glucose intolerance and constitutively
GO:0005654 nucleoplasm
IDA
GO_REF:0000052
MODIFY
Summary: CRY1 is nuclear, but nucleoplasm is more specific than supported.
Reason: Evidence supports nuclear localization without nucleoplasm specificity.
Proposed replacements: nucleus
Supporting Evidence:
UniProtKB:Q16526
SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cytoplasm. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22798407,
GO:0007623 circadian rhythm
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
ACCEPT
Summary: CRY1 functions in the core circadian clock.
Reason: CRY1 is a core component of the circadian clock mechanism.
Supporting Evidence:
UniProtKB:Q16526
Transcriptional repressor which forms a core component of the
GO:0009416 response to light stimulus
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
REMOVE
Summary: Mammalian CRY is not required for photo-entrainment, so light response is unsupported.
Reason: Evidence indicates mammalian CRY is not required for photo-entrainment.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:23133559
Arabidopsis and Drosophila CRY is a major circadian photoreceptor for light entrainment, while mammalian CRY is not required for photo-entrainment.
GO:0014823 response to activity
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
REMOVE
Summary: No evidence found linking CRY1 to response to activity.
Reason: Accessible sources do not report CRY1 involvement in activity response.
Supporting Evidence:
UniProtKB:Q16526
Transcriptional repressor which forms a core component of the
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:30530698
Nuclear receptor HNF4A transrepresses CLOCK:BMAL1 and modula...
MODIFY
Summary: CRY1 binds the nuclear receptor HNF4A; a nuclear receptor binding term is more appropriate.
Reason: Evidence supports interaction with a nuclear receptor rather than generic protein binding.
Proposed replacements: nuclear receptor binding
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:30530698
we noted a robust binding between core clock proteins and the HNF4A protein
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:26431207
CUL4-DDB1-CDT2 E3 Ligase Regulates the Molecular Clock Activ...
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: CRY1 is ubiquitinated by the CUL4-DDB1-CDT2 ligase; generic protein binding is too broad.
Reason: The evidence describes CRY1 as a ubiquitination substrate rather than a general binding activity.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:26431207
ubiquitinates CRY1 and promotes its
GO:0005634 nucleus
IDA
PMID:26431207
CUL4-DDB1-CDT2 E3 Ligase Regulates the Molecular Clock Activ...
ACCEPT
Summary: UniProt-curated localization includes nuclear CRY1.
Reason: Subcellular location annotations indicate nuclear localization; PMID:26431207 does not contradict this.
Supporting Evidence:
UniProtKB:Q16526
SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cytoplasm. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22798407,
PMID:26431207
ubiquitinates CRY1 and promotes its
GO:0031398 positive regulation of protein ubiquitination
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
REMOVE
Summary: CRY1 is a ubiquitination substrate rather than a positive regulator.
Reason: CRY1 is ubiquitinated and degraded via SCF(FBXL3).
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:17463251
Cry1 and Cry2 proteins are ubiquitinated and degraded
GO:0045721 negative regulation of gluconeogenesis
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
ACCEPT
Summary: CRY1 reduces gluconeogenic gene expression during fasting.
Reason: Cry1 reduces fasting gluconeogenic gene expression by blocking glucagon-mediated cAMP increases.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:20852621
gluconeogenic gene expression by blocking glucagon-mediated increases in
GO:0045892 negative regulation of DNA-templated transcription
IDA
PMID:23133559
Role of type II protein arginine methyltransferase 5 in the ...
ACCEPT
Summary: CRY1 participates in transcriptional repression within the circadian feedback loop.
Reason: PER/CRY complexes inhibit CLOCK/BMAL1 transcriptional activity.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:23133559
complexes inhibit the transcriptional activity of the CLOCK/BMAL1 heterodimer
GO:0043153 entrainment of circadian clock by photoperiod
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
REMOVE
Summary: Mammalian CRY is not required for photo-entrainment; photoperiod entrainment is unsupported.
Reason: Evidence indicates mammalian CRY is not required for photo-entrainment.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:23133559
Arabidopsis and Drosophila CRY is a major circadian photoreceptor for light entrainment, while mammalian CRY is not required for photo-entrainment.
GO:0045892 negative regulation of DNA-templated transcription
IDA
PMID:12397359
Dec1 and Dec2 are regulators of the mammalian molecular cloc...
ACCEPT
Summary: CRY proteins inhibit Per transcription in the circadian feedback loop.
Reason: The study states Cry proteins inhibit Per transcription.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:12397359
Cry proteins to inhibit Per transcription
GO:0031397 negative regulation of protein ubiquitination
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
REMOVE
Summary: CRY1 is ubiquitinated by SCF(FBXL3), indicating it is a substrate not a regulator.
Reason: Evidence shows CRY1 is ubiquitinated and degraded rather than regulating ubiquitination.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:17463251
Cry1 and Cry2 proteins are ubiquitinated and degraded
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:20852621
Cryptochrome mediates circadian regulation of cAMP signaling...
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: CRY1 interacts with G(s)Ξ± in GPCR signaling; generic protein binding is too broad.
Reason: Evidence supports a specific interaction with G(s)Ξ± rather than nonspecific binding.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:20852621
modulate GPCR activity directly through interaction with
GO:0006094 gluconeogenesis
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
MODIFY
Summary: CRY1 inhibits gluconeogenic gene expression rather than catalyzing gluconeogenesis.
Reason: Evidence supports negative regulation of gluconeogenesis.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:20852621
gluconeogenic gene expression by blocking glucagon-mediated increases in
GO:0033762 response to glucagon
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
ACCEPT
Summary: CRY1 modulates glucagon-stimulated signaling during fasting.
Reason: Cry1 reduces glucagon-mediated increases in cAMP.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:20852621
gluconeogenic gene expression by blocking glucagon-mediated increases in
GO:0045744 negative regulation of G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
ACCEPT
Summary: CRY1 dampens GPCR-driven cAMP signaling.
Reason: Cry1 inhibits cAMP accumulation in response to GPCR activation.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:20852621
Cry1 inhibited accumulation of cAMP in response to G protein-coupled receptor
GO:0005634 nucleus
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
ACCEPT
Summary: UniProt-curated localization includes nuclear and cytoplasmic CRY1.
Reason: Subcellular location annotations report cytoplasmic and nuclear CRY1.
Supporting Evidence:
UniProtKB:Q16526
SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cytoplasm. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22798407,
GO:0042770 signal transduction in response to DNA damage
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
REMOVE
Summary: No direct evidence found for CRY1 in DNA damage response signaling.
Reason: Accessible sources focus on circadian regulation and metabolism, not DNA damage signaling.
Supporting Evidence:
UniProtKB:Q16526
Transcriptional repressor which forms a core component of the
GO:2000001 regulation of DNA damage checkpoint
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
REMOVE
Summary: No evidence found for CRY1 regulating the DNA damage checkpoint.
Reason: Available references describe circadian transcriptional roles rather than checkpoint control.
Supporting Evidence:
UniProtKB:Q16526
Transcriptional repressor which forms a core component of the
GO:0042593 glucose homeostasis
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
ACCEPT
Summary: CRY1 contributes to glucose homeostasis.
Reason: Loss of cryptochromes causes glucose intolerance and altered corticosterone levels.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:22170608
results in glucose intolerance and constitutively
GO:2000323 negative regulation of nuclear receptor-mediated glucocorticoid signaling pathway
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
ACCEPT
Summary: CRY1 broadly represses glucocorticoid receptor activity.
Reason: Cryptochromes oppose glucocorticoid receptor activation and promote repression.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:22170608
cryptochromes broadly oppose
GO:0016922 nuclear receptor binding
IPI
PMID:22170608
Cryptochromes mediate rhythmic repression of the glucocortic...
ACCEPT
Summary: CRY1/2 interact with the glucocorticoid receptor in a ligand-dependent manner.
Reason: The study reports cryptochromes binding the glucocorticoid receptor.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:22170608
cryptochromes 1 and 2, interact with the glucocorticoid receptor
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:21613214
Biochemical analysis of the canonical model for the mammalia...
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: CRY binds to the CLOCK:BMAL1:E-box complex; generic protein binding is too broad.
Reason: Evidence describes specific interaction with CLOCK:BMAL1 on DNA.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:21613214
CRY binds stably to the CLOCK:BMAL1:E-box ternary
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:21680841
A molecular mechanism for circadian clock negative feedback.
REMOVE
Summary: The cited study focuses on PER complexes and does not present CRY1 binding evidence.
Reason: No CRY1 interaction evidence is provided in the abstract.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:21680841
PERIOD (PER) proteins, acting in a large complex, inhibit the transcriptional
GO:0042754 negative regulation of circadian rhythm
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
ACCEPT
Summary: CRY1 represses CLOCK:BMAL1 as part of the negative limb of the clock.
Reason: CRY1/2 inhibit CLOCK:BMAL1 in a negative-feedback loop.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:17463251
encode inhibitors of the Clock-Bmal1 complex
GO:0032922 circadian regulation of gene expression
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
ACCEPT
Summary: CRY1 regulates circadian gene expression via the core transcriptional feedback loop.
Reason: CRY represses CLOCK:BMAL1 activity, shaping circadian gene expression.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:21613214
repress their own transcription by suppressing the transactivator function of
GO:0045892 negative regulation of DNA-templated transcription
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
ACCEPT
Summary: CRY proteins repress CLOCK:BMAL1-driven transcription in the circadian loop.
Reason: CRY/PER repressors inhibit CLOCK:BMAL1 transcriptional activity.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:21613214
repress their own transcription by suppressing the transactivator function of
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:9383998
Human blue-light photoreceptor hCRY2 specifically interacts ...
REMOVE
Summary: The study reports PP5 interaction with hCRY2, not CRY1.
Reason: Evidence is specific to CRY2, so it does not support CRY1 binding.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:9383998
specifically interacted with hCRY2.
GO:0019902 phosphatase binding
IPI
PMID:9383998
Human blue-light photoreceptor hCRY2 specifically interacts ...
REMOVE
Summary: Phosphatase binding evidence is for hCRY2, not CRY1.
Reason: The study specifies PP5 interaction with hCRY2 rather than CRY1.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:9383998
specifically interacted with hCRY2.
GO:0000122 negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II
IDA
PMID:12397359
Dec1 and Dec2 are regulators of the mammalian molecular cloc...
ACCEPT
Summary: Cry proteins inhibit Per transcription in the circadian feedback loop.
Reason: Cry proteins are reported to inhibit Per transcription.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:12397359
Cry proteins to inhibit Per transcription
GO:0000122 negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II
IDA
PMID:14672706
A novel autofeedback loop of Dec1 transcription involved in ...
ACCEPT
Summary: PER/CRY act as negative regulators of CLOCK/BMAL-driven transcription.
Reason: PER/CRY suppress CLOCK/BMAL-induced expression in the feedback loop.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:14672706
PERs and CRYs suppressed the induced expression.
GO:0000122 negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II
IDA
PMID:15147242
Expression of the gene for Dec2, a basic helix-loop-helix tr...
ACCEPT
Summary: Cry proteins suppress Clock/Bmal-induced transcription.
Reason: Cry proteins are reported to suppress Clock/Bmal-induced transcription.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:15147242
suppressed Clock/Bmal-induced transcription from the Dec2 promoter.
GO:0042752 regulation of circadian rhythm
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
ACCEPT
Summary: CRY1 is a core circadian clock repressor.
Reason: CRY1/2 encode inhibitors of CLOCK:BMAL1 in the feedback loop.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:17463251
encode inhibitors of the Clock-Bmal1 complex
GO:0009785 blue light signaling pathway
NAS
PMID:8909283
Putative human blue-light photoreceptors hCRY1 and hCRY2 are...
REMOVE
Summary: Human CRY1 is not required for photo-entrainment; blue-light signaling is not supported.
Reason: Mammalian CRY is reported not to be required for photo-entrainment, so blue-light signaling is unsupported.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:23133559
Arabidopsis and Drosophila CRY is a major circadian photoreceptor for light entrainment, while mammalian CRY is not required for photo-entrainment.
GO:0009882 blue light photoreceptor activity
NAS
PMID:8909283
Putative human blue-light photoreceptors hCRY1 and hCRY2 are...
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: Early work suggested blue-light photoreceptor function, but mammalian CRY is not required for photo-entrainment.
Reason: The photoreceptor role is speculative for mammals; later evidence indicates CRY is not required for photo-entrainment.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:8909283
may function as blue-light photoreceptors in humans.
PMID:23133559
Arabidopsis and Drosophila CRY is a major circadian photoreceptor for light entrainment, while mammalian CRY is not required for photo-entrainment.
GO:0003690 double-stranded DNA binding
IDA
PMID:9801304
Characterization of photolyase/blue-light receptor homologs ...
MODIFY
Summary: CRY1 binds CLOCK:BMAL1 on E-box DNA rather than directly binding DNA.
Reason: Evidence supports association with the CLOCK:BMAL1:E-box complex, not direct DNA binding.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:21613214
CRY binds stably to the CLOCK:BMAL1:E-box ternary
GO:0003904 deoxyribodipyrimidine photo-lyase activity
IDA NOT
PMID:8909283
Putative human blue-light photoreceptors hCRY1 and hCRY2 are...
ACCEPT
Summary: CRY1 lacks cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer photolyase activity (negated).
Reason: Purified hCRY1 lacks photolyase activity on cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:8909283
lacked photolyase activity on the
GO:0003914 DNA (6-4) photolyase activity
IDA NOT
PMID:8909283
Putative human blue-light photoreceptors hCRY1 and hCRY2 are...
ACCEPT
Summary: CRY1 lacks (6-4) photolyase activity (negated).
Reason: Purified hCRY1 lacks photolyase activity on (6-4) photoproducts.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:8909283
lacked photolyase activity on the
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:17463251
SCFFbxl3 controls the oscillation of the circadian clock by ...
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: CRY1 is an inhibitor of CLOCK:BMAL1 but generic protein binding is too broad.
Reason: Evidence points to specific interactions in the clock feedback loop.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:17463251
encode inhibitors of the Clock-Bmal1 complex
GO:0003677 DNA binding
TAS
PMID:9801304
Characterization of photolyase/blue-light receptor homologs ...
MODIFY
Summary: Evidence favors interaction with CLOCK:BMAL1 on E-boxes rather than direct DNA binding.
Reason: CRY binds the CLOCK:BMAL1:E-box complex, so a TF-binding term is more accurate.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:21613214
CRY binds stably to the CLOCK:BMAL1:E-box ternary

Core Functions

Binds the CLOCK:BMAL1 E-box complex to repress circadian transcription.

Supporting Evidence:
  • PMID:21613214
    CRY binds stably to the CLOCK:BMAL1:E-box ternary
  • PMID:21613214
    repress their own transcription by suppressing the transactivator function of

Binds FAD as a flavin cofactor.

Molecular Function:
FAD binding
Supporting Evidence:

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Deep Research

Falcon

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