Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews,
Journal Year:
2011,
Volume and Issue:
75(2), P. 321 - 360
Published: June 1, 2011
SUMMARY
Riboflavin
[7,8-dimethyl-10-(1′-
d
-ribityl)isoalloxazine,
vitamin
B
2
]
is
an
obligatory
component
of
human
and
animal
diets,
as
it
serves
the
precursor
flavin
coenzymes,
mononucleotide,
adenine
dinucleotide,
which
are
involved
in
oxidative
metabolism
other
processes.
Commercially
produced
riboflavin
used
agriculture,
medicine,
food
industry.
synthesis
starts
from
GTP
ribulose-5-phosphate
proceeds
through
pyrimidine
pteridine
intermediates.
Flavin
nucleotides
synthesized
two
consecutive
reactions
riboflavin.
Some
microorganisms
all
cells
capable
uptake,
whereas
many
have
distinct
systems
for
excretion
to
medium.
Regulation
bacteria
occurs
by
repression
at
transcriptional
level
binds
nascent
noncoding
mRNA
blocks
further
transcription
(named
riboswitch).
In
flavinogenic
molds,
overproduction
stationary
phase
accompanied
derepression
enzymes
synthesis,
sporulation,
mycelial
lysis.
yeasts,
exerted
iron
ions
not
flavins.
The
putative
factor
encoded
SEF1
somehow
this
regulation.
Most
commercial
currently
or
was
earlier
microbial
using
special
selected
strains
Bacillus
subtilis
,
Ashbya
gossypii
Candida
famata
.
Whereas
RF
overproducers
were
isolated
classical
selection,
current
producers
been
developed
modern
approaches
metabolic
engineering
that
involve
overexpression
structural
regulatory
genes
biosynthetic
pathway
well
purine
riboflavin,
GTP.
Annual Review of Biochemistry,
Journal Year:
2004,
Volume and Issue:
73(1), P. 39 - 85
Published: June 1, 2004
▪
Abstract
DNA
damage
is
a
relatively
common
event
in
the
life
of
cell
and
may
lead
to
mutation,
cancer,
cellular
or
organismic
death.
Damage
induces
several
responses
that
enable
either
eliminate
cope
with
activate
programmed
death
process,
presumably
cells
potentially
catastrophic
mutations.
These
response
reactions
include:
(a)
removal
restoration
continuity
duplex;
(b)
activation
checkpoint,
which
arrests
cycle
progression
so
as
allow
for
repair
prevention
transmission
damaged
incompletely
replicated
chromosomes;
(c)
transcriptional
response,
causes
changes
transcription
profile
be
beneficial
cell;
(d)
apoptosis,
eliminates
heavily
seriously
deregulated
cells.
mechanisms
include
direct
repair,
base
excision
nucleotide
double-strand
break
cross-link
repair.
The
checkpoints
employ
sensor
proteins,
such
ATM,
ATR,
Rad17-RFC
complex,
9-1-1
detect
initiate
signal
transduction
cascades
Chk1
Chk2
Ser/Thr
kinases
Cdc25
phosphatases.
transducers
p53
inactivate
cyclin-dependent
inhibit
from
G1
S
(the
G1/S
checkpoint),
replication
intra-S
G2
mitosis
G2/M
checkpoint).
In
this
review
molecular
mammalian
are
analyzed.
Annual Review of Genetics,
Journal Year:
2004,
Volume and Issue:
38(1), P. 87 - 117
Published: Nov. 2, 2004
Plants
utilize
several
families
of
photoreceptors
to
fine-tune
growth
and
development
over
a
large
range
environmental
conditions.
The
UV-A/blue
light
sensing
phototropins
mediate
responses
enabling
optimization
photosynthetic
yields.
initial
event
occurring
upon
photon
capture
is
conformational
change
the
photoreceptor
that
activates
its
protein
kinase
activity.
cryptochromes
red/far-red
phytochromes
coordinately
control
seedling
establishment,
entrainment
circadian
clock,
transition
from
vegetative
reproductive
growth.
In
addition,
seed
germination
shade-avoidance
responses.
molecular
mechanisms
involved
include
light-regulated
subcellular
localization
photoreceptors,
reorganization
transcriptional
program,
proteolytic
degradation
signaling
components.
Annual Review of Plant Biology,
Journal Year:
2011,
Volume and Issue:
62(1), P. 335 - 364
Published: March 3, 2011
Cryptochromes
are
flavoprotein
photoreceptors
first
identified
in
Arabidopsis
thaliana,
where
they
play
key
roles
growth
and
development.
Subsequently
prokaryotes,
archaea,
many
eukaryotes,
cryptochromes
function
the
animal
circadian
clock
proposed
as
magnetoreceptors
migratory
birds.
closely
structurally
related
to
photolyases,
evolutionarily
ancient
flavoproteins
that
catalyze
light-dependent
DNA
repair.
Here,
we
review
structural,
photochemical,
molecular
properties
of
cry-DASH,
plant,
relation
biological
signaling
mechanisms
uncover
common
features
may
contribute
better
understanding
diverse
systems
including
man.
Science,
Journal Year:
2008,
Volume and Issue:
322(5907), P. 1535 - 1539
Published: Nov. 7, 2008
Cryptochromes
(CRY)
are
photolyase-like
blue-light
receptors
that
mediate
light
responses
in
plants
and
animals.
How
plant
cryptochromes
act
response
to
blue
is
not
well
understood.
We
report
here
the
identification
characterization
of
Arabidopsis
CIB1
(cryptochrome-interacting
basic-helix-loop-helix)
protein.
interacts
with
CRY2
(cryptochrome
2)
a
light-specific
manner
yeast
cells,
it
acts
together
additional
CIB1-related
proteins
promote
CRY2-dependent
floral
initiation.
binds
G
box
(CACGTG)
vitro
higher
affinity
than
its
interaction
other
E-box
elements
(CANNTG).
However,
stimulates
FT
messenger
RNA
expression,
chromatin
DNA
gene
possesses
various
except
box.
propose
light-dependent
cryptochrome(s)
represents
an
early
photoreceptor
signaling
mechanism
plants.
Annual Review of Biophysics,
Journal Year:
2016,
Volume and Issue:
45(1), P. 299 - 344
Published: May 24, 2016
Although
it
has
been
known
for
almost
half
a
century
that
migratory
birds
can
detect
the
direction
of
Earth's
magnetic
field,
primary
sensory
mechanism
behind
this
remarkable
feat
is
still
unclear.
The
leading
hypothesis
centers
on
radical
pairs—magnetically
sensitive
chemical
intermediates
formed
by
photoexcitation
cryptochrome
proteins
in
retina.
Our
aim
here
to
explain
and
physical
aspects
radical-pair
biologists
biological
physicists.
In
doing
so,
we
review
current
state
knowledge
magnetoreception
mechanisms.
We
dare
hope
tutorial
will
stimulate
new
interdisciplinary
experimental
theoretical
work
shed
much-needed
additional
light
fascinating
problem
biology.