Three major classes of flavin photosensors, light oxygen voltage (LOV) domains, blue light
sensor using FAD (BLUF) proteins and cryptochromes (CRYs), regulate diverse biological …

Circadian rhythms have a profound influence on most bodily functions: from metabolism to
complex behaviors. They ensure that all these biological processes are optimized with the …

Arabidopsis thaliana cryptochrome 2 (At CRY2), a light-sensitive photosensory protein, was
previously adapted for use in controlling protein–protein interactions through light …

The bed bug, Cimex lectularius, has re-established itself as a ubiquitous human
ectoparasite throughout much of the world during the past two decades. This global …

Computational and biochemical studies implicate the blue-light sensor cryptochrome (CRY)
as an endogenous light-dependent magnetosensor enabling migratory birds to navigate …

The ability to perceive geomagnetic fields (GMFs) represents a fascinating biological
phenomenon. Studies on transgenic flies have provided evidence that photosensitive …

Phytochromes are light sensor proteins found in plants, bacteria, and fungi. They function by
converting a photon absorption event into a conformational signal that propagates from the …

Abstract Light–oxygen–voltage (LOV) receptors sense blue light through the photochemical
generation of a covalent adduct between a flavin-nucleotide chromophore and a strictly …

Cryptochromes are evolutionarily related to the light‐dependent DNA repair enzyme
photolyase, serving as major regulators of circadian rhythms in insects and vertebrate …

The cryptochrome/photolyase protein family possesses a conserved triad of tryptophans that
may act as a molecular wire to transport electrons from the protein surface to the FAD …