Full-length Cryptochrome 1 in the outer segments of the retinal blue cone photoreceptors in humans and great apes suggests a role beyond transcriptional repression
Rabea Bartölke, Christine Nießner, Katja Reinhard, Uwe Wolfrum B, Sonja Meimann, Petra Bolte, Regina Feederle, Henrik Mouritsen, Karin Dedek, Leo Peichl, Michael Winklhofer A
The paper detects full-length CRY1 protein in blue cone photoreceptors of human and great ape retinas, suggesting non-clock functions and potential isoform diversity.
The FASEB Journal · Apr 25, 2025Peer-reviewedCell Biology