l-cry
1 paper2 findings
- 1 lab in 2 countries
- Funders: Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research and 7 more
- Model organisms1
Effects
2Adult size
downin P. dumerilii1
1 study
Adult size
downin P. dumerilii1
l-cry decreases adult size in P. dumerilii.
“loss-of-function of the light-receptive cryptochrome (l-cry) in marine bristleworms significantly increases lifespan and adult size”
Model organismsshown by mutation
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America19 Mar 2026
Lifespan
downin P. dumerilii1
1 study
Lifespan
downin P. dumerilii1
l-cry shortens lifespan in P. dumerilii.
“loss-of-function of the light-receptive cryptochrome (l-cry) in marine bristleworms significantly increases lifespan”
Model organismsshown by mutation
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America19 Mar 2026
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