Vortrag
Quantum Travellers – the Role of the Radical Pair Mechanism in Avian Magnetoreception
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16.04.24
14:00 – 15:00
Bonn
Gerhard-Domagk-Str. 1, 53121, Bonn, Deutschland
Professor Dr. Christiane Timmel
University of Oxford
Here we report that the photochemistry of cryptochrome 4 from the night-migratory European robin
(Erithacus rubecula, ErCry4) is indeed magnetically sensitive in vitro, and compare the results to those
found for Cry4 from two non-migratory bird species, chicken and pigeon. Site-specific mutations of
ErCry4 in combination with Electron Paramagnetic Resonance studies are used to demonstrate the
roles of four successive flavin-tryptophan radical pairs in generating magnetic field effects and in
stabilising potential signalling states.
Reference: Xu J. et al., Nature, 2021, 594, 535-540.
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Prof.Dr. Connie Lu
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Chemische Biologie
Physikalische Chemie
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16.04.24
14:00 – 15:00
Bonn
Gerhard-Domagk-Str. 1, 53121, Bonn, Deutschland
Professor Dr. Christiane Timmel
University of Oxford
Kontaktperson
Prof.Dr. Connie Lu
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