A flavoprotein (FAD), containing a second chromophore group. The enzyme catalyses the reactivation by light of irradiated DNA. A similar reactivation of irradiated RNA is probably due to a separate enzyme.
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SYSTEMATIC NAME
IUBMB Comments
deoxyribocyclobutadipyrimidine pyrimidine-lyase
A flavoprotein (FAD), containing a second chromophore group. The enzyme catalyses the reactivation by light of irradiated DNA. A similar reactivation of irradiated RNA is probably due to a separate enzyme.
binds the flavin cofactor in a pocket that is conserved in terms of its electronic properties. W399-W378-W406 may function as potential electron donors to the flavin and are possible candidate tryptophans for light-induced electron transfer
transgenic rice plants bearing the CPD photolyase gene of the UV-resistant rice cultivar Sasanishiki in the sense orientation reveal up to 45.7fold higher CPD photolyase activities compared to wildtype are significantly more resistant to UVB-induced growth damage, and maintain significantly lower CPD levels in their leaves during growth under elevated UVB radiation. Rice plants bearing the CPD photolyase gene in the antisense orientation have little photolyase activity, are severely damaged by elevated UVB radiation, and maintain higher CPD levels in its leaves during growth under UVB radiation.
the CPD photoreactivation rate is undetectable in chloroplasts, mitochondria or nuclei in transgenic rice (AS-D) engineered to express antisense RNA targeting CPD photolyase in wildtype Sasanishiki rice cultivar with low levels of CPD photolyase activity
photoreduction kinetics of class II photolyases are very similar to those of the other classes with even higher photoreduction rates in class II as compared to class I. W399-W378-W406 electron-transfer pathway is conserved among class II CPD photolyase enzymes
transgenic rice plants bearing the CPD photolyase gene of the UV-resistant rice cultivar Sasanishiki in the sense and antisense orientation are generated