cry — Neurospora crassa

Summary

NCU00582 (cry) on Neurospora crassa chromosome 1 encodes a cryptochrome/DASH family protein with CPD photolyase activity, damaged DNA binding, FAD binding, and DNA binding. The gene is associated with photoreactive repair, circadian regulation of gene expression, photoentrainment of the circadian clock, nucleobase-containing compound metabolism, response to stress, and DNA repair. Its product localises to mitochondria, cytoplasm, and nucleus. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to protein content and unaffected pathogenicity, though these associations are not established for N. crassa.