NPAS2

Neuronal PAS domain-containing protein 2 is a is_associated_with::protein that in humans is encoded by the NPAS2 is_associated_with::gene.

Function
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the is_associated_with::basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH)-PAS family of is_associated_with::transcription factors. A similar mouse protein may play a regulatory role in the acquisition of specific types of memory. It also may function as a part of a molecular clock operative in the mammalian forebrain.

NPAS2 has been shown to be analogous to the function of CLOCK in CLOCK deficient mice.

Interactions
NPAS2 has been shown to interact with:
 * is_associated_with::ARNTL,
 * is_associated_with::EP300, and
 * is_associated_with::Retinoic acid receptor alpha.