Possibility of two-dimensional ordering of cryptochrome 4a from European robin.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun
; 737: 150513, 2024 Aug 08.
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Cryptochrome (Cry) in some species could act as a quantum senser to detect the inclination angle of geomagnetic field, the function of which attributes the magnetic sensitivity of spins of unpaired electrons in radical pair (RP) in CRY generated by blue light irradiation. However, the effect of blue light on the structure and molecular behavior of Cry has not been well investigated. We conducted the size exclusion chromatography (SEC) and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) analyses to inspect the molecular structure and behavior of cryptochrome 4a (ErCry4a) from European robin, a representative magnetosensory animal. The results indicated that ErCry4a could form flat-shape oligomers. Moreover, blue light irradiation induced the contraction of the ErCry4a molecule at the monomer scale and simultaneously accelerated the two-dimensional oligomerization of ErCry4a. This oligomerization may enhance the regularity of the two-dimensional arrangement of ErCry4a molecules, providing a positive effect for detecting the inclination angle.
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