Plant Cryptochromes Illuminated: A Spectroscopic Perspective on the Mechanism

Plant cryptochromes are central blue light receptors for the control of land plant and algal development including the circadian clock and the cell cycle. Cryptochromes share a photolyase homology region with about 500 amino acids and bind the chromophore flavin adenine dinucleotide. Characteristic...

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Main Authors: Lukas Goett-Zink, Tilman Kottke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Chemistry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fchem.2021.780199/full