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Cryptochromes—a potential magnetoreceptor: what do we know and what do we want to know?
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Cryptochromes have been suggested to be the primary magnetoreceptor molecules underlying light-dependent magnetic compass detection in migratory birds. Here we review and evaluate (i) what is known about these candidate magnetoreceptor molecules, (ii) what characteristics cryptochrome molecules must fulfil to possibly underlie light-dependent, radical pair based magnetoreception, (iii) what evidence supports the involvement of cryptochromes in magnetoreception, and (iv) what needs to be addressed in future research. The review focuses primarily on our knowledge of cryptochromes in the context of magnetoreception.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Liedvogel, M., & Mouritsen, H.
- Affiliations
- Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Liedvogel, Miriam
- Venue
- Journal of The Royal Society Interface
- Publisher
- The Royal Society
- Published
- 2009-11-11
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- suppl_2
- Pages
- S147-62
- ISSN
- 1742-5662 (ISSN-L)
- 1742-5689
- PMC
- PMC2844001
- OpenAlex
- W2126063241
- Cited by
- 231
- References
- 168
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- FWCI
- 8.34
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of The Royal Society Interface (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Lund University Publications (Lund University) (submittedVersion)
- MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biophysics › Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geophysics › Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Circadian rhythm and melatonin
- Keywords
- cryptochrome, magnetoreception, magnetic compass, migratory birds, radical pair mechanism, bird migration, photoreceptor proteins
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Birds, Electromagnetic Fields, Humans, Orientation, Perception, Animal Migration, Cryptochromes
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