Cryptochromes—a potential magnetoreceptor: what do we know and what do we want 
to know?

Liedvogel, Miriam; Mouritsen, Henrik

doi:10.1098/rsif.2009.0411.focus

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Cryptochromes—a potential magnetoreceptor: what do we know and what do we want to know?

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Liedvogel, M., & Mouritsen, H. (2010). Cryptochromes—a potential magnetoreceptor: what do we know and what do we want to know? Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 7(Suppl. 2), S147-S162. doi:10.1098/rsif.2009.0411.focus.

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Abstract

Cryptochromes have been suggested to be the primary magnetoreceptor molecules underlying light-dependent magnetic compass detection in migratory birds. Here we review and evaluate (i) what is known about these candidate magnetoreceptor molecules, (ii) what characteristics cryptochrome molecules must fulfil to possibly underlie light-dependent, radical pair based magnetoreception, (iii) what evidence supports the involvement of cryptochromes in magnetoreception, and (iv) what needs to be addressed in future research. The review focuses primarily on our knowledge of cryptochromes in the context of magnetoreception.