Cryptochromes: tail-ored for distinct functions.
Cryptochromes are important components of circadian clocks in both plants and animals. Recent work suggests that the carboxy-terminal tails of these conserved proteins are used in drastically different ways in different organisms.
Department of Biology, Center for Biological Timing, 275 Gilmer Hall, University of Virginia, PO Box 400328, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4328, USA. cbg8b@virginia.edu
Carla B
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D001683:Biological Clocks / Q000502:physiology*; D056931:Cryptochromes; D005420:Flavoproteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000502:physiology*; D008027:Light; D008954:Models, Biological; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary / Q000502:physiology; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*
D056931:Cryptochromes; D005420:Flavoproteins