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A radical sense of direction: signalling and mechanism in cryptochrome magnetoreception.

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The remarkable phenomenon of magnetoreception in migratory birds and other organisms has fascinated biologists for decades. Much evidence has accumulated to suggest that birds sense the magnetic field of the Earth using photochemical transformations in cryptochrome flavoproteins. In the last 5 years this highly interdisciplinary field has seen advances in structural biology, biophysics, spin chemistry, and genetic studies in model organisms. We review these developments and consider how this ...

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10.1016/j.tibs.2013.07.002

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Chemistry
Sub department:
Physical & Theoretical Chem
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Chemistry
Sub department:
Physical & Theoretical Chem
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Journal:
Trends in biochemical sciences More from this journal
Volume:
38
Issue:
9
Pages:
435-446
Publication date:
2013-09-01
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ISSN:
0968-0004
Language:
English
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uuid:d88ca597-f79a-4d16-b81a-114eb784ddcb
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417303
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2013-11-17

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