Jonathan Hungerland

Non-equilibrium vibrational dynamics govern ultrafast electron transfer in avian cryptochrome

This study shows non-equilibrium vibrational dynamics dominate ultrafast electron transfer in ErCry4a, challenging Marcus theory and refining spectroscopic interpretations.

AlphaFold3 predicted LWO G-protein complex from European robin features active-state biased Gα

The paper presents two models of the European robin LWO-Gt complex, showing AlphaFold3 predicts an active-state biased Gα subunit, while a template-guided model lacks this bias.

Absence of 8-HDF and MTHF Antenna Chromophore Binding in ErCRY4a Suggests a Possible Flavin-Only Cofactor State: Insights from Biochemical and Computational Analyses

The paper investigates whether ErCRY4a binds 8-HDF or MTHF and finds no evidence of binding, suggesting it may function with only FAD as a cofactor.

Cryptochrome 4b protein is likely irrelevant for the radical pair based magnetoreception in the European robin

The paper investigates whether ErCry4b in European robins can function as a radical pair magnetic sensor, finding it lacks FAD binding and is not expressed at detectable levels.