cryptochromes

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001622",
  "term": "cryptochromes",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "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.",
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "flavoproteins",
    "plant proteins",
    "circadian rhythm",
    "ultraviolet radiation"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2014",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "criptocromas"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/cryptochromes/"
}