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Cryptochromes

Known as: Cryptochrome, Cryptochrome Proteins, Cryptochromes [Chemical/Ingredient] 
Flavoproteins that function as circadian rhythm signaling proteins in ANIMALS and as blue-light photoreceptors in PLANTS. They are structurally… 
National Institutes of Health

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CRY1 protein, ArabidopsisCRY1 protein, humanCRY2 protein, Arabidopsiscryptochrome DASH, xenopus
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Blue Light Induces Radical Formation and Autophosphorylation in the Light-sensitive Domain of Chlamydomonas Cryptochrome*
Cryptochromes are sensory blue light receptors mediating various responses in plants and animals. Studies on the mechanism of… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Cryptochrome 1 from Brassica napus Is Up-Regulated by Blue Light and Controls Hypocotyl/Stem Growth and Anthocyanin Accumulation1
Cryptochromes are blue/ultraviolet-A light sensing photoreceptors involved in regulating various growth and developmental… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Analysis of autophosphorylating kinase activities of Arabidopsis and human cryptochromes.
Cryptochromes are FAD-based blue-light photoreceptors that regulate growth and development in plants and the circadian clock in… 
2005
2005
Ultrafast dynamics of resonance energy transfer in cryptochrome.
In this communication, we report the ultrafast dynamics of resonance energy transfer in a blue-light photoreceptor, Vibrio… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
The CPH1 Gene of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Encodes Two Forms of Cryptochrome Whose Levels Are Controlled by Light-Induced Proteolysis1[w]
Cryptochromes are proteins related to DNA photolyases and have been shown to function as blue-light photoreceptors and to play… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Chicken pineal Cry genes: light-dependent up-regulation of cCry1 and cCry2 transcripts
2000
2000
Preliminary measurement and simulation of the spatial distribution of the Morphogenetically Active Radiation (MAR) within an isolated tree canopy
La qualite de la lumiere, c'est-a-dire sa composition spectrale, est impliquee dans les processus de developpement des plantes, y… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Cryptochrome 1 controls tomato development in response to blue light.
Cryptochrome genes (CRY) are a novel class of plant genes encoding proteins that bear a strong resemblance to photolyases, a rare… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
The blue light receptor cryptochrome 1 can act independently of phytochrome A and B in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Blue light responses in higher plants can be mediated not only by specific blue light receptors, but also by the red/far-red… 
Review
1979
Review
1979
Control of chloroplast formation by light.
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