Cryptochromes are blue-light receptors that mediate photoresponses in plants. The
genomes of most land plants encode two clades of cryptochromes, CRY1 and CRY2, which …

Although it has been known for almost half a century that migratory birds can detect the
direction of the Earth's magnetic field, the primary sensory mechanism behind this …

Cryptochromes are flavoprotein photoreceptors first identified in Arabidopsis thaliana, where
they play key roles in growth and development. Subsequently identified in prokaryotes …

Plants have evolved complex and sophisticated transcriptional networks that mediate
developmental changes in response to light. These light-regulated processes include …

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 …

Plants depend on the surrounding light environment to direct their growth. Blue light (300–
500 nm) in particular acts to promote a wide variety of photomorphogenic responses …

Signaling photoreceptors use the information contained in the absorption of a photon to
modulate biological activity in plants and a wide range of organisms. The fundamental—and …

Plant photoreceptors mediate light suppression of the E3 ubiquitin ligase COP1
(CONSTITUTIVE PHOTOMORPHOGENIC 1) to affect gene expression and …

In addition to providing the radiant energy that drives photosynthesis, sunlight carries
signals that enable plants to grow, develop and adapt optimally to the prevailing …

Cryptochromes are photolyase-like blue light receptors originally discovered in Arabidopsis
but later found in other plants, microbes, and animals. Arabidopsis has two cryptochromes …