Arabidopsis cryptochrome 2 (CRY2) functions by the photoactivation mechanism distinct from the tryptophan (trp) triad-dependent photoreduction

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Blue Light-Dependent Interaction of CRY2 with SPA1 Regulates COP1 activity and Floral Initiation in Arabidopsis

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Arabidopsis cryptochrome 1 interacts with SPA1 to suppress COP1 activity in response to blue light

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Blue-light-dependent interaction of cryptochrome 1 with SPA1 defines a dynamic signaling mechanism

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Light-activated Cryptochrome Reacts with Molecular Oxygen to Form a Flavin–Superoxide Radical Pair Consistent with Magnetoreception

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Animal cryptochromes mediate magnetoreception by an unconventional photochemical mechanism

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Reaction mechanism of Drosophila cryptochrome

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Formation of Nuclear Bodies of Arabidopsis CRY2 in Response to Blue Light Is Associated with Its Blue Light-Dependent Degradation

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

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

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