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Cryptochrome 2 mediates directional magnetoreception in cockroaches.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 9 Feb 2016
Bazalova Olga, Kvicalova Marketa, Valkova Tereza, Slaby Pavel, Bartos Premysl, Netusil Radek, Tomanova Katerina, Braeunig Peter, Lee How-Jing, Sauman Ivo, Damulewicz Milena, Provaznik Jan, Pokorny Richard, Dolezel David, Vacha Martin
Abstract excerpt
The ability to perceive geomagnetic fields (GMFs) represents a fascinating biological phenomenon. Studies on transgenic flies have provided evidence that photosensitive Cryptochromes (Cry) are involved in the response to magnetic fields (MFs). However, none of the studies tackled the problem of whether the Cry-dependent magnetosensitivity is coupled to the sole MF presence or to the direction of MF vector. In...
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