To evaluate the potential for BMAL1 to partner with HIF2α in ccRCC cells, we expressed FLAG-tagged bHLH-PAS family members ARNT, ARNT2, BMAL1, or BMAL2 in 786O cells, in which endogenous wild-type HIF2α is stable. Here, BMAL1 is linked to nonpapillary renal cell carcinoma.