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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Flavoproteins > Cryptochromes
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Plant Proteins > Photoreceptors, Plant > Cryptochromes
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Circadian Rhythm Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Cryptochromes
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Circadian Rhythm Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Cryptochromes

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Cryptochromes  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Cryptochrome
  • Cryptochrome Proteins

Scope note

  • Flavoproteins that function as circadian rhythm signaling proteins in ANIMALS and as blue-light photoreceptors in PLANTS. They are structurally-related to DNA PHOTOLYASES and it is believed that both classes of proteins may have originated from an earlier protein that played a role in protecting primitive organisms from the cyclical exposure to UV LIGHT.

History note

  • 2010(1990)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D056931

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