Photoreceptor-based magnetoreception: optimal design of receptor molecules, cells, and neuronal processing

被引:103
作者
Ritz, Thorsten [1 ]
Ahmad, Margaret [2 ]
Mouritsen, Henrik [3 ]
Wiltschko, Roswitha [4 ]
Wiltschko, Wolfgang [4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Irvine, Dept Phys & Astron, Irvine, CA 92697 USA
[2] Univ Paris 06, CNRS, EAC 7180, F-75252 Paris 05, France
[3] Carl von Ossietzky Univ Oldenburg, IBU, AG Neurosensor Anim Navigat, D-2900 Oldenburg, Germany
[4] Goethe Univ Frankfurt, FB Biowissensch, Frankfurt, Germany
关键词
magnetic sensing; radical-pair mechanism; photoreceptor; MAGNETIC COMPASS ORIENTATION; LIGHT-DEPENDENT MAGNETORECEPTION; RADICAL-PAIR MECHANISM; MIGRATORY BIRDS; RECOMBINATION REACTIONS; BLUE-LIGHT; ARABIDOPSIS-THALIANA; CHEMICAL MAGNETORECEPTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC-FIELDS; DIPOLAR INTERACTIONS;
D O I
10.1098/rsif.2009.0456.focus
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The sensory basis of magnetoreception in animals still remains a mystery. One hypothesis of magnetoreception is that photochemical radical pair reactions can transduce magnetic information in specialized photoreceptor cells, possibly involving the photoreceptor molecule cryptochrome. This hypothesis triggered a considerable amount of research in the past decade. Here, we present an updated picture of the radical-pair photoreceptor hypothesis. In our review, we will focus on insights that can assist biologists in their search for the elusive magnetoreceptors.
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页码:S135 / S146
页数:12
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