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LURP1, a SARD1‐regulated protein, coordinates with the helper NLR ADR1 to promote plant immunity

New Phytologist, EarlyView.
The working model of LURP1 function in plant immunity. Upon pathogen infection, SARD1/CBP60g promotes the transcription of LURP1 directly. LURP1 likely functions as an adaptor protein that associates with the PRRs–BAK1 complexes at the plasma membrane (PM) while also interacts with the ADR1 family helper NLRs.
Xueru Liu, Weijie Huang, Zhengxi Gong, Chenying Li, Siyu Chen, Shucai Wang, Yuelin Zhang, Xin Li   +7 more
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Melanin in the Retinal Epithelium and Magnetic Sensing: A Review of Current Studies

Biophysica
Coming in a variety of forms, melanin is one of the most abundant, stable, diverse, and evolutionarily ancient pigments found in living things in nature. These pigments often serve protective functions, typically well-adapted to their specific roles. One
Lidia Zueva, Vassiliy Tsytsarev, Janaina Alves, Mikhail Inyushin   +3 more
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DNA damage shifts circadian clock time via Hausp-dependent Cry1 stabilization

eLife, 2015
The circadian transcriptional repressors cryptochrome 1 (Cry1) and 2 (Cry2) evolved from photolyases, bacterial light-activated DNA repair enzymes. In this study, we report that while they have lost DNA repair activity, Cry1/2 adapted to protect genomic ...
Stephanie J Papp, Anne-Laure Huber, Sabine D Jordan, Anna Kriebs, Madelena Nguyen, James J Moresco, John R Yates III, Katja A Lamia   +7 more
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Prolonged exposure to artificial light and carcinogenesis: A systematic review of oncostatic mechanisms associated with melatonin pathways

Photochemistry and Photobiology, EarlyView.
Exposure to artificial light at night (ALAN), particularly at blue wavelengths, disrupts circadian rhythms by suppressing melatonin, thereby increasing cancer susceptibility. This systematic review consolidates evidence linking prolonged ALAN exposure to an elevated risk of breast and prostate tumors.
Gabriel Barboza, Jêmina Oliveira, Antônio Ferreira, Renan Lopes, Marli Cupertino   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Circadian light-input pathways in Drosophila

Communicative & Integrative Biology, 2016
Light is the most important environmental cue to entrain the circadian clock in most animals. In the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, the light entrainment mechanisms of the clock have been well-studied.
Taishi Yoshii, Christiane Hermann-Luibl, Charlotte Helfrich-Förster   +2 more
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Circadian regulation of reproduction and neoblast cell division in the catenulid flatworm Stenostomum virginianum (Platyhelminthes)

Photochemistry and Photobiology, EarlyView.
The circadian clock and melatonin coordinate homeostasis in many animals, yet their influence on reproduction and neoblast proliferation has only been shown in triclads. This study demonstrates that the early‐branching catenulid Stenostomum virginianum contains photoreceptive refractile bodies, synthesizes endogenous melatonin, and that exogenous ...
Daniel L. Stanton, Ian D. Deas, J. Kennon Smith, Samuel B. Robinson, Adam M. Reitzel, Julian P. S. Smith III   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of retinol binding protein 1 with cone specific G-protein as putative effector molecules in cryptochrome signalling

Scientific Reports
Vision and magnetoreception in navigating songbirds are strongly connected as recent findings link a light dependent radical-pair mechanism in cryptochrome proteins to signalling pathways in cone photoreceptor cells. A previous yeast-two-hybrid screening
Chad Yee, Rabea Bartölke, Katharina Görtemaker, Jessica Schmidt, Bo Leberecht, Henrik Mouritsen, Karl-Wilhelm Koch   +6 more
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Multi‐Induction Strategies in Crops: Mechanisms, Synergistic Effects, and Sustainable Applications for Enhanced Secondary Metabolite Production

Food Frontiers, Volume 7, Issue 4, July 2026.
This review analyzes single/combined abiotic (light, water, nutrients, hormones) and biotic (microbes, yeast) elicitors regulating signaling, gene expression, and metabolism to boost plant secondary metabolites. It highlights synergistic multielicitor strategies for crop quality and functional foods, while critically addressing current limitations and ...
Yifei Sun, Daoyan Xiao, Xingyue Li, Zhaofei Wang, Maoqin Xia, Chao Song, Hong‐Lei Li   +6 more
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Generation of Human CRY1 and CRY2 Knockout Cells Using Duplex CRISPR/Cas9 Technology

Frontiers in Physiology, 2019
Circadian clocks are endogenous oscillators essential for orchestrating daily rhythms in physiology, metabolism and behavior. While mouse models have been instrumental to elucidate the molecular mechanism of circadian rhythm generation, our knowledge ...
Teresa Börding, Teresa Börding, Ashraf N. Abdo, Ashraf N. Abdo, Ashraf N. Abdo, Bert Maier, Bert Maier, Christian Gabriel, Christian Gabriel, Achim Kramer, Achim Kramer   +10 more
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How important are quantum mechanical effects in controlling biological functions: Enzymes, electron transfer and bird navigation

Protein Science, Volume 35, Issue 7, July 2026.
Abstract In light of the centennial of the Schrödinger equation, this article addresses the popular idea that quantum mechanical effects play an important role in biological systems. We start by defining what is qualified as a quantum effect. We then clarify the idea that quantum mechanical tunneling is a crucial factor in enzyme catalysis.
Aoxuan Zhang, Arieh Warshel
wiley   +1 more source