Lucas R J, Foster R G
Department of Biology, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, Imperial College, Imperial College Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK.
Curr Biol. 1999 Mar 25;9(6):R214-7. doi: 10.1016/s0960-9822(99)80132-8.
Recent studies suggest that a class of proteins known as cryptochromes have an evolutionarily conserved role in the entrainment of circadian rhythms to the night-day cycle. While the evidence reported is intriguing, the notion that cryptochromes have the same role in all species requires further investigation.
最近的研究表明,一类被称为隐花色素的蛋白质在使昼夜节律与昼夜循环同步方面具有进化上保守的作用。虽然所报道的证据很有趣,但隐花色素在所有物种中都具有相同作用这一观点仍需进一步研究。