Cryptochromes are photosensory receptors mediating light regulation of growth and
development in plants. Since the isolation of the Arabidopsis CRY1 gene in 1993 …

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

The initial photochemistry of plant cryptochromes has been extensively investigated in
recent years. It is hypothesized that cryptochrome photoexcitation involves a Trp-triad …

Cryptochromes (CRYs) are blue-light receptors in plants that harbor FAD as a cofactor and
regulate various physiological responses. Photoactivated CRYs undergo oligomerization …

Cryptochromes are blue light-activated photoreceptors found in multiple organisms with
significant similarity to photolyases, a class of light-dependent DNA repair enzymes. Unlike …

Cryptochromes are flavoproteins that exhibit high sequence and structural similarity to the
light‐dependent DNA‐repair enzyme, photolyase. Cryptochromes have lost the ability to …

The signaling pathways that couple light photoreception to entrainment of the circadian
clock have yet to be deciphered. Two prominent groups of candidates for the circadian …

Cryptochromes are blue‐light photoreceptors sharing sequence similarity to photolyases, a
class of flavoenzymes catalyzing repair of UV‐damaged DNA via electron transfer …

The cryptochrome/photolyase superfamily is a class of flavoproteins that can regulate the
growth and development in plants, as well as the circadian clock and the potential magnetic …

Circadian rhythms are regulated by clocks located in specific structures of the central
nervous system, such as the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) in mammals, and by peripheral …