Biology:LITE-1
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LITE-1 is a novel photoreceptor found in Caenorhabditis elegans.[1] It exhibits blue light photoreceptor activity. Is involved in several processes, including negative phototaxis, phototransduction, and response to UV light.[2] Many organisms have photosensitive proteins, yet only two types of photoreceptors, opsins and cryptochromes, have been discovered in metazoans until LITE-1.[1] This photoreceptor is much more efficient at absorbing both ultraviolet light, 10 to 100 times greater than the two other types found in the animal kingdom.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gong, Jianke; Yuan, Yiyuan; Ward, Alex; Kang, Lijun; Zhang, Bi; Wu, Zhiping; Peng, Junmin; Feng, Zhaoyang et al. (November 2016). "The C. elegans Taste Receptor Homolog LITE-1 Is a Photoreceptor". Cell 167 (5): 1252–1263.e10. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2016.10.053. ISSN 1097-4172. PMID 27863243.
- ↑ "lite-1 (gene) - WormBase : Nematode Information Resource". https://wormbase.org/species/c_elegans/gene/WBGene00001803#0-9f-10.
- ↑ November 2016, Laura Geggel 17 (17 November 2016). "Teensy, Eyeless Worms Have Completely New Light-Detecting Cells" (in en). https://www.livescience.com/56913-new-photoreceptor-found-in-worms.html.
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