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Evolutionary History of the Photolyase/Cryptochrome Superfamily in Eukaryotes

BACKGROUND: Photolyases and cryptochromes are evolutionarily related flavoproteins, which however perform distinct physiological functions. Photolyases (PHR) are evolutionarily ancient enzymes. They are activated by light and repair DNA damage caused by UV radiation. Although cryptochromes share str...

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Autores principales: Mei, Qiming, Dvornyk, Volodymyr
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4564169/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26352435
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0135940