The cryptochrome family of blue/UV-A photoreceptors

被引:18
作者
Cashmore, AR [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Penn, Dept Biol, Inst Plant Sci, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
关键词
Arabidopsis; behavioral rhythms; ferns and algae; flowering; phytochrome;
D O I
10.1007/BF02512182
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
The structural and functional properties of cryptochrome blue light receptors of Arabidopsis thaliana are described. Cryptochromes from ferns and algae, as well as a cryptochrome-like sequences from mammals, are discussed.
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页码:267 / 270
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