Characterization of two members of the cryptochrome/photolyase family from Ostreococcus tauri provides insights into the origin and evolution of cryptochromes

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1614-1626

  Heijde, Marc ^a   Zabulon, Gérald ^a   Corellou, Florence ^b,c   Ishikawa, Tomoko ^d   Brazard, Johanna ^e   Usman, Anwar ^e   Sanchez, Frédéric ^b,c   Plaza, Pascal ^e   Martin, Monique ^e   Falciatore, Angela ^f   Todo, Takeshi ^d   Bouget, François Yves ^b,c   Bowler, Chris ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE ARAGO   (France)

^d OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^f Laboratoire de Génomique des Microorganismes   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian clock; DNA repair; Ostreococcus; Photoreceptor

Indexed keywords

COMMON ANCESTRY; DIATOM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GREEN ALGA; HOMOLOGY; LIGHT; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHYLOGENETICS; PROTEIN;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; OSTREOCOCCUS; OSTREOCOCCUS TAURI;

EID: 77956444369     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: 13653040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2010.02168.x     Document Type: Article

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