Cryptochromes (from the Greek κρυπτός χρώμα, "hidden colour") are a class of flavoproteins found in plants and animals that are sensitive to blue light. They are involved in the circadian rhythms and the sensing of magnetic fields in a number of species.
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Apr. 29, 2005 · Cryptochromes are photoreceptors that regulate entrainment by light of the circadian clock in plants and animals. They also act as integral parts ...
Cryptochrome is a signaling protein found in a wide variety of plants and animals, and is highly homologous to DNA photolyase. There is some evidence that ...
Sep. 24, 2019 · Cryptochromes are evolutionarily related to DNA photolyases but ... Here we report the structure of a photoactive vertebrate cryptochrome from ...
Cryptochromes are a special subclass of flavoproteins that act as blue light receptors in plants, animals, and even humans (Chaves et al., 2011). View chapter ...
Structure. The basic architecture of cryptochrome is remarkably similar to photolyase. However, cryptochromes are structurally distinguished from photolyases by ...
The cryptochromes are the mammalian circadian photoreceptors. They absorb light and transmit the electromagnetic signal to the molecular clock using a pterin ...
Mar. 5, 2020 · Cryptochromes (CRYs) are flavoproteins that are sensitive to blue light, first identified in Arabidopsis and then in Drosophila and mice. They are ...
Dec. 19, 2018 · In fact, it has become increasingly evident that cryptochromes, which mainly absorb in the blue light region, also act as key regulators of a range ...
Jan. 4, 2021 · Cryptochromes (CRYs) are evolutionarily conserved photoreceptors that mediate various light-induced responses in bacteria, plants, and ...