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Cryptochrome magnetoreception: four tryptophans could be better than three

The biophysical mechanism of the magnetic compass sensor in migratory songbirds is thought to involve photo-induced radical pairs formed in cryptochrome (Cry) flavoproteins located in photoreceptor cells in the eyes. In Cry4a—the most likely of the six known avian Crys to have a magnetic sensing fun...

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Autores principales: Wong, Siu Ying, Wei, Yujing, Mouritsen, Henrik, Solov'yov, Ilia A., Hore, P. J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8580466/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34753309
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2021.0601