European Robin Cryptochrome-4a Associates with Lipid Bilayers in an Ordered Manner, Fulfilling a Molecular-Level Condition for Magnetoreception
Marta Majewska, Maja Hanić, Rabea Bartölke, Jessica Schmidt, Justyna Bożek, Luca Gerhards, Henrik Mouritsen, Karl‐Wilhelm Koch, Ilia A. Solov’yov, Izabella Brand
This study investigates how ErCry4a interacts with lipid membranes, showing that its binding depends on lipid physical state and involves specific molecular interactions that may support magnetoreception.
ACS Chemical Biology · Feb 21, 2025Peer-reviewedBiophysics