| The cryptochromes: blue light photoreceptors in plants and animals. | |
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PMID: 21526969 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Cryptochromes are flavoprotein photoreceptors first identified in Arabidopsis thaliana, where they play key roles in growth and development. Subsequently identified in prokaryotes, archaea, and many eukaryotes, cryptochromes function in the animal circadian clock and are proposed as magnetoreceptors in migratory birds. Cryptochromes are closely structurally related to photolyases, evolutionarily ancient flavoproteins that catalyze light-dependent DNA repair. Here, we review the structural, photochemical, and molecular properties of cry-DASH, plant, and animal cryptochromes in relation to biological signaling mechanisms and uncover common features that may contribute to better understanding the function of cryptochromes in diverse systems including in man. |
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Inês Chaves; Richard Pokorny; Martin Byrdin; Nathalie Hoang; Thorsten Ritz; Klaus Brettel; Lars-Oliver Essen; Gijsbertus T J van der Horst; Alfred Batschauer; Margaret Ahmad |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Annual review of plant biology Volume: 62 ISSN: 1545-2123 ISO Abbreviation: Annu Rev Plant Biol Publication Date: 2011 Jun |
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Created Date: 2011-04-29 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101140127 Medline TA: Annu Rev Plant Biol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 335-64 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Genetics, Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; email: i.chaves@erasmusmc.nl , g.vanderhorst@erasmusmc.nl. |
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