The article presents the result of a study which examined DNA repair through photolyase in
Escherichia coli and nucleotide excision repair in both microorganism and humans. The …

Riboflavin (vitamin B2) serves as the precursor for FMN and FAD in almost all organisms
that utilize the redox‐active isoalloxazine ring system as a coenzyme in enzymatic reactions …

Developmental biology is among the many subdisciplines of the life sciences being
transformed by our increasing awareness of the role of coevolved microbial symbionts in …

The cell cycle and the circadian clock operate as biological oscillators whose timed
functions are tightly regulated. Accumulating evidence illustrates the presence of molecular …

Understanding the biophysical basis of animal magnetoreception has been one of the
greatest challenges in sensory biology. Recently it was discovered that the light-dependent …

The cryptochrome (CRY) flavoproteins act as blue-light receptors in plants and insects, but
perform light-independent functions at the core of the mammalian circadian clock. To drive …

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Cryptochromes have been suggested to be the primary magnetoreceptor molecules
underlying light-dependent magnetic compass detection in migratory birds. Here we review …

Photoreactivation is the reversal of the harmful effects of far-UV radiation (200–300 nm) on
organisms, such as growth delay, mutation, cell death, and cancer, by concomitant or …

The photolyase/cryptochrome (PHR/CRY) family is a large group of proteins with similar
structure but very diverge functions such as DNA repair, circadian clock resetting and …