NCBI Accession #
NP_568461.3
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_122394.4
NCBI Official Full Name
cryptochrome 3
NCBI Official Symbol
CRY3
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
cryptochrome 3; F6A4.60; F6A4_60
NCBI Protein Information
cryptochrome 3
NCBI Summary
Binds flavin adenine dinucleotide and DNA. It does not have photolyase activity, and it is likely to act as photoreceptor. Closely related to Synechocystis cryptochrome.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
CRY3
UniProt Protein Name
Cryptochrome DASH, chloroplastic/mitochondrial
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Cryptochrome-3
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q84KJ5
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q8VZD8; F4KIJ6
UniProt Related Accession #
Q84KJ5
UniProt Comments
May have a photoreceptor function. Binds ss- and ds-DNA in a sequence non-specific manner. Has a photolyase activity specific for cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers in ssDNA.