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Descriptor English: Cryptochromes
Descriptor Spanish: Criptocromos
Descriptor criptocromos
Entry term(s) proteínas criptocromos
Scope note: Flavoproteínas que funcionan como proteínas de señalización del ritmo circadiano en los ANIMALES y fotorreceptores de luz azul en las PLANTAS. Están estructuralmente relacionadas con las ADN FOTOLIASAS y se cree que ambas clases de proteínas pueden tener su origen en una proteína más antigua que desempeñaba un papel en la protección de los organismos primitivos frente a la exposición cíclica a la LUZ UV. 
Descriptor Portuguese: Criptocromos
Descriptor French: Cryptochromes
Entry term(s): Cryptochrome
Cryptochrome Proteins
Tree number(s): D12.644.360.138.150
D12.776.331.180
D12.776.476.156.250
D12.776.765.593.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D056931
Scope note: Flavoproteins that function as circadian rhythm signaling proteins in ANIMALS and as blue-light photoreceptors in PLANTS. They are structurally-related to DNA PHOTOLYASES and it is believed that both classes of proteins may have originated from an earlier protein that played a role in protecting primitive organisms from the cyclical exposure to UV LIGHT.
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DE drug effects
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
Public MeSH Note: 2010; CHRYPTOCHROME (now CHRYPTOCHROMES) was indexed under FLAVOPROTEINS 1999-2009 and under PLANT PROTEINS 1990-2004
History Note: 2010(1990)
DeCS ID: 53618
Unique ID: D056931
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2010/01/01
Date of Entry: 2009/07/06
Revision Date: 2018/06/30
Cryptochromes - Preferred
Concept UI M0533497
Scope note Flavoproteins that function as circadian rhythm signaling proteins in ANIMALS and as blue-light photoreceptors in PLANTS. They are structurally-related to DNA PHOTOLYASES and it is believed that both classes of proteins may have originated from an earlier protein that played a role in protecting primitive organisms from the cyclical exposure to UV LIGHT.
Preferred term Cryptochromes
Entry term(s) Cryptochrome
Cryptochrome Proteins



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