The Cryptochromes: Blue Light Photoreceptors in Plants and Animals

Reaction mechanisms of DNA photolyase

(2010) Klaus Brettel et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Light-induced activation of class II cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer photolyases

(2010) Asako Okafuji et al.   DNA REPAIR

Genetic and Molecular Characterization of a Cryptochrome from the Filamentous Fungus Neurospora crassa

(2010) Allan C. Froehlich et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

Spectroscopic and Thermodynamic Comparisons ofEscherichia coliDNA Photolyase andVibrio choleraeCryptochrome 1

(2010) Kathleen Sokolowsky et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Spectro−Temporal Characterization of the Photoactivation Mechanism of Two New Oxidized Cryptochrome/Photolyase Photoreceptors

(2010) Johanna Brazard et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Photoreceptor-based magnetoreception: optimal design of receptor molecules, cells, and neuronal processing

(2010) T. Ritz et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Animal cryptochromes mediate magnetoreception by an unconventional photochemical mechanism

(2010) Robert J. Gegear et al.   NATURE

Characterization of two members of the cryptochrome/photolyase family from Ostreococcus tauri provides insights into the origin and evolution of cryptochromes

(2010) MARC HEIJDE et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Shared Active Site Architecture between the Large Subunit of Eukaryotic Primase and DNA Photolyase

(2010) Ludovic Sauguet et al.   PLoS One

Kinetic Stability of the Flavin Semiquinone in Photolyase and Cryptochrome-DASH

(2009) Michael J. Damiani et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Trypanosoma cruzi: A kinetoplast-associated protein of the photolyase/cryptochrome family

(2009) M. Carolaing Gabaldón et al.   EXPERIMENTAL PARASITOLOGY

Conformational change induced by ATP binding correlates with enhanced biological function ofArabidopsiscryptochrome

(2009) Sarah Burney et al.   FEBS LETTERS

Photoreduction of the Folate Cofactor in Members of the Photolyase Family

(2009) Julia Moldt et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Photocycle dynamics of the E149A mutant of cryptochrome 3 from Arabidopsis thaliana

(2009) P. Zirak et al.   JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY

Quantum Yield Measurements of Short-Lived Photoactivation Intermediates in DNA Photolyase: Toward a Detailed Understanding of the Triple Tryptophan Electron Transfer Chain†

(2009) Martin Byrdin et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A

Microsecond Light-Induced Proton Transfer to Flavin in the Blue Light Sensor Plant Cryptochrome

(2009) Thomas Langenbacher et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

What Makes the Difference between a Cryptochrome and DNA Photolyase? A Spectroelectrochemical Comparison of the Flavin Redox Transitions

(2009) Véronique Balland et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Effect of magnetic fields on cryptochrome-dependent responses in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2009) S.-R. Harris et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Cryptochromes--a potential magnetoreceptor: what do we know and what do we want to know?

(2009) M. Liedvogel et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

A cryptochrome-like protein is involved in the regulation of photosynthesis genes inRhodobacter sphaeroides

(2009) Anne-Kathrin Hendrischk et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Functional motifs in the (6-4) photolyase crystal structure make a comparative framework for DNA repair photolyases and clock cryptochromes

(2009) K. Hitomi et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The archaeal cofactor F0is a light-harvesting antenna chromophore in eukaryotes

(2009) Andreas F. Glas et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Post-translational modifications in circadian rhythms

(2009) Arun Mehra et al.   TRENDS IN BIOCHEMICAL SCIENCES

Cryptochrome Mediates Light-Dependent Magnetosensitivity of Drosophila's Circadian Clock

(2009) Taishi Yoshii et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Crystal Structure and Mechanism of a DNA (6-4) Photolyase

(2008) Melanie J. Maul et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Regulation and Identity of Florigen: FLOWERING LOCUS T Moves Center Stage

(2008) Franziska Turck et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Purification and Characterization of a Type III Photolyase fromCaulobacter crescentus†

(2008) Nuri Öztürk et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Polarized Transient Absorption To Resolve Electron Transfer between Tryptophans in DNA Photolyase

(2008) Martin Byrdin et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Ultrafast Dynamics and Anionic Active States of the Flavin Cofactor in Cryptochrome and Photolyase

(2008) Ya-Ting Kao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Electron Hopping through the 15 Å Triple Tryptophan Molecular Wire in DNA Photolyase Occurs within 30 ps

(2008) Andras Lukacs et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Involvement of Electron Transfer in the Photoreaction of Zebrafish Cryptochrome-DASH

(2008) Kazunori Zikihara et al.   PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY

COP1-Mediated Ubiquitination of CONSTANS Is Implicated in Cryptochrome Regulation of Flowering in Arabidopsis

(2008) L.-J. Liu et al.   PLANT CELL

Light induction of ArabidopsisSIG1andSIG5transcripts in mature leaves: differential roles of cryptochrome 1 and cryptochrome 2 and dual function of SIG5 in the recognition of plastid promoters

(2008) Yayoi Onda et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

HFR1 Is Crucial for Transcriptome Regulation in the Cryptochrome 1-Mediated Early Response to Blue Light in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2008) Xiao-Ning Zhang et al.   PLoS One

Recognition and repair of UV lesions in loop structures of duplex DNA by DASH-type cryptochrome

(2008) R. Pokorny et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Photoexcited CRY2 Interacts with CIB1 to Regulate Transcription and Floral Initiation in Arabidopsis

(2008) H. Liu et al.   SCIENCE

Neural Correlates of Auditory Perceptual Awareness under Informational Masking

(2008) Alexander Gutschalk et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Human and Drosophila Cryptochromes Are Light Activated by Flavin Photoreduction in Living Cells

(2008) Nathalie Hoang et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Blue-Light-Independent Activity of Arabidopsis Cryptochromes in the Regulation of Steady-State Levels of Protein and mRNA Expression

(2007) Yue-Jun Yang et al.   Molecular Plant

Evidence of a Light-Sensing Role for Folate in Arabidopsis Cryptochrome Blue-Light Receptors

(2007) Nathalie Hoang et al.   Molecular Plant