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Our earlier studies revealed a role for ID2 within the circadian system, contributing to input, output, and core clock function through its interaction with CLOCK and BMAL1. Here, we explore the contribution of ID4 to the circadian system using a targeted disruption of the Id4 gene. Attributes of the circadian clock were assessed by monitoring the locomotor activity of Id4\u2212\/\u2212 mice, and they revealed disturbances in its operation. Id4-mutant mice expressed a shorter circadian period length, attenuated phase shifts in responses to continuous and discrete photic cues, and an advanced phase angle of entrainment under a 12:12 light:dark cycle and under short and long photoperiods. To understand the basis for these properties, suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) and retinal structures were examined. Anatomical analysis reveals a smaller Id4\u2212\/\u2212 SCN in the width dimension, which is a finding consistent with its smaller brain. As a result of this feature, anterograde tracing in Id4\u2212\/\u2212 mice revealed retinal afferents innovate a disproportionally larger SCN area. The Id4\u2212\/\u2212 photic entrainment responses are unlikely to be due to an impaired function of the retinal pathways since Id4\u2212\/\u2212 retinal anatomy and function tested by pupillometry were similar to wild-type mice. Furthermore, these circadian characteristics are opposite to those exhibited by the Id2\u2212\/\u2212 mouse, suggesting an opposing influence of the ID4 protein within the circadian system; or, the absence of ID4 results in changes in the expression or activity of other members of the Id gene family. Expression analysis of the Id genes within the Id4\u2212\/\u2212 SCN revealed a time-of-day specific elevated Id1. It is plausible that the increased Id1 and\/or absence of ID4 result in changes in interactions with bHLH canonical clock components or with targets upstream and\/or downstream of the clock, thereby resulting in abnormal properties of the circadian clock and its entrainment.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijms22179632","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,6]],"date-time":"2021-09-06T21:47:38Z","timestamp":1630964858000},"page":"9632","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Targeted Disruption of the Inhibitor of DNA Binding 4 (Id4) Gene Alters Photic Entrainment of the Circadian Clock"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"22","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1373-7805","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Giles E.","family":"Duffield","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biological Sciences, Galvin Life Science Center, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA"},{"name":"Eck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Maricela","family":"Robles-Murguia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biological Sciences, Galvin Life Science Center, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA"},{"name":"Eck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tim Y.","family":"Hou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biological Sciences, Galvin Life Science Center, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kathleen A.","family":"McDonald","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biological Sciences, Galvin Life Science Center, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,6]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"707","DOI":"10.1210\/endrev\/bnaa014","article-title":"Transcriptional Control of Circadian Rhythms and Metabolism: A Matter of Time and Space","volume":"41","author":"Kim","year":"2020","journal-title":"Endocr. 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