Circadian rhythms: Something to cry about?
Recent studies suggest that a class of proteins known as cryptochromes have an evolutionarily conserved role in the entrainment of circadian rhythms to the night-day cycle. While the evidence reported is intriguing, the notion that cryptochromes have the same role in all species requires further investigation.
Lucas
R J
RJ
Department of Biology, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, Imperial College, Imperial College Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK.
Foster
R G
RG
D000818:Animals; D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D056931:Cryptochromes; D003624:Darkness; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D005136:Eye Proteins; D005420:Flavoproteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D019476:Insect Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D008027:Light; D008322:Mammals / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D010777:Photochemistry; D017956:Photoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; D013045:Species Specificity
D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; C538962:CRY1 protein, Arabidopsis; D056931:Cryptochromes; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D005136:Eye Proteins; D005420:Flavoproteins; D019476:Insect Proteins; D010940:Plant Proteins; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; C119828:cry protein, Drosophila