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. 2007 Nov 30;94(6):2194–2203. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.107.119248

TABLE 1.

Experimentally verified function of protein coded by photolyase blue light photoreceptor family gene and amino acid residue at residue number 353

Sequence ID Species Verified function aa at 353
Class I CPD photolyase subfamily:
PHR_ECOLI (60) Escherichia coli Catalyze the light-dependent monomerization of CPD Met
PHR_SALTY (61) Salmonella typhimurium Catalyze the light-dependent monomerization of CPD Met
PHR_THET2 (62) Thermus thermophilus Catalyze the light-dependent monomerization of CPD Met
PHR_THET8 (63) T. thermophilus Bind CPD Met
PHR_VIBCH (64) Vibrio cholerae Bind CPD, involved in repair Met
PHR_STRGR (65) Streptomyces griseus Complement phr-deficient E. coli Met
PHR_HALSA (66) Halobacterium salinarium Complement phr-deficient E. coli Met
PHR_SYNP6 (67) Anacystis nidulans Complement phr-deficient E. coli Met
PHR_SYNY3 (55) Synechocystis sp. Complement phr-deficient E. coli, involved in repair of UV radiation-induced DNA damage Met
PHR_YEAST (68) Saccharomyces cerevisiae Catalyze the light-dependent monomerization of CPD Met
PHR_NEUCR (69) Neurospora crassa Complement phr-deficient E. coli Met
CRY subfamily:
CRY1_HUMAN (70) Homo sapiens Circadian clock component, negatively regulate Per1 transcription independent of light His
CRY2_HUMAN (70) H. sapiens Circadian clock component, negatively regulate Per1 transcription independent of light His
CRY1_MOUSE (71) Mus musculus Blue light-dependent regulator of the circadian feedback loop, no photolyase activity His
CRY2_MOUSE (71) M. musculus Blue light-dependent regulator of the circadian feedback loop, no photolyase activity His
CRY1_CHICK (72) Gallus gallus Blue light-dependent regulator of the circadian feedback loop, no photolyase activity His
CRY2_CHICK (72) G. gallus Blue light-dependent regulator of the circadian feedback loop, no photolyase activity His
CRY1_ARATH (73) Arabidopsis thaliana Mediate blue light-induced gene expression Val
CRY2_VIBCH (64) V. cholerae No photolyase activity Ala
PHR1_SINAL (57,58) S. alba No photolyase activity Val
6-4 photolyase subfamiliy:
DROCPD1 (74) Drosophila melanogaster Complement phr-deficient E. coli, 6-4 photolyase His
AB042255(75) Xenopus laevis Complement phr-deficient E. coli, 6-4 photolyase His
AB017331(76) A. thaliana Complement phr-deficient E. coli, 6-4 photolyase His
CRY-DASH subfamiliy:
CRYD_SYNY3 (54) Synechocystis sp. Bind DNA, repress transcription of eight genes Gln
CRYD_VIBC (56,64) V. cholerae Bind RNA, photolyase activity on single-stranded DNA Gln