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June 2021 PMID 34163056

Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird.

Jingjing Xu, Lauren E Jarocha, Tilo Zollitsch, Marcin Konowalczyk, Kevin B Henbest, Sabine Richert, Matthew J Golesworthy, Jessica Schmidt, Victoire Déjean, Daniel J C Sowood, Marco Bassetto, Jiate Luo, Jessica R Walton, Jessica Fleming, Yujing Wei

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Overall, the discussions reflect strong support and fascination with the study, illustrated by phrases like 'Very cool!' and 'Unravelling the enigma,' indicating excitement about scientific advances. Several posts highlight the molecular details, such as the roles of radical pairs, showing curiosity and engagement, while multiple mentions of the research's significance suggest the publication could influence future studies in animal navigation and sensory biology.

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Most discussions support the significance of the research on cryptochrome and its role in magnetic navigation, demonstrating general agreement with the article’s findings.

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These social discussions show high interest, often using enthusiastic language like 'Very cool!' and 'game changer,' indicating engagement and curiosity.

EngagementModerate engagement

Many posts reference detailed aspects of the research, such as the molecular mechanisms involving radical pairs, showing moderate to deep engagement.

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The widespread sharing and emphasis on the potential implications for understanding bird navigation indicate that these discussions recognize the research's substantial impact on biology and animal behavior.

Abstract in brief

  • The study explores how cryptochrome 4 (CRY4) in a migratory European robin is sensitive to magnetic fields, supporting its role in the bird's magnetic compass, and finds that CRY4 from migratory birds is more sensitive than that from nonmigratory species like chickens and pigeons.
  • Site-specific mutations in CRY4 reveal that four radical pairs involving flavin and tryptophan molecules are crucial for magnetic sensitivity and stabilizing signals, which could help migratory birds sense magnetic fields more effectively.
  • The findings suggest that these molecular mechanisms in cryptochrome may be finely tuned to enhance the bird's ability to navigate using Earth's magnetic field during migration.]
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SFB 1372
@SFB_1372 · X

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Jun 24, 2021 · 27 likes · 9 shares · 251 followers View post →
Kato
@oxkawaka · X

Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird すごい、これ今夜じっくり読んでみよ。夜行性の鳥の磁気感度について https://t.co/0o0YEByEmV

Jun 23, 2021 · 13 likes · 2 shares · 5,854 followers View post →
Biome - The Journal Club
@ClubBiome · X

@ValenceClub and @Biome has come together to announce the first 'Interface', sessions to highlight the interdisciplinary nature of research. We have chosen the recently popular publication "Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird". 1/n https://t.co/RxXGNZT5XV

Aug 17, 2021 · 9 likes · 2 shares · 182 followers View post →
Ryota IINO 飯野亮太
@ryotaiino · X

Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird https://t.co/cTQFaV4tHt Unravelling the enigma of bird magnetoreception https://t.co/l1P9sLP3YB

Jun 23, 2021 · 8 likes · 5 shares · 6,462 followers View post →
Christian Fankhauser
@FankhauserCh · X

Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird https://t.co/UPkfAl7XIj

Jun 24, 2021 · 8 likes · 3,244 followers View post →
Bevil Conway
@BevilConway · X

Hey this is cool: the mechanism of the light-dependent magnetic compass in these birds! #ilovescience Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird | Nature https://t.co/kU03LfVnQv

Jun 25, 2021 · 8 likes · 3 shares · 1,797 followers View post →

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Thorsten Schwerte
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Ale.
@AlejandraSaku · X

RT @SFB_1372: Hello beauty! #canttakemyeyesoffyou Read our latest #research on #magnetic sensitivity of #cryptochrome 4 from a migratory so…

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Mariona mec
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RT @SFB_1372: Hello beauty! #canttakemyeyesoffyou Read our latest #research on #magnetic sensitivity of #cryptochrome 4 from a migratory so…

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Tupinambrabo
@SenseiDoMato · X

Zapka, M. et al. Visual but not trigeminal mediation of magnetic compass information in a migratory bird. Nature 461, 1274–1277 (2009). Xu, Jingjing, et al. "Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird." Nature 594.7864 (2021): 535-540.

Jan 6, 2023 · 6 likes · 27,291 followers View post →
Yuanrang
@Ievrem · X

特集：渡り鳥の量子コンパス https://t.co/KlzjyVChR3 Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird https://t.co/ZNBD6mSmyk

Jun 24, 2022 · 1 like · 2,192 followers View post →
Miguel A.F. Sanjuán
@MAF_Sanjuan · X

RT @SFB_1372: Hello beauty! #canttakemyeyesoffyou Read our latest #research on #magnetic sensitivity of #cryptochrome 4 from a migratory so…

Dec 10, 2021 · 9 shares · 677 followers View post →
Bilgisi yok fikri var
@moderncerrahi · X

Bilimsel araştırmalara göre kuşların retinasında bulunan , Dünyanın manyetik alanına duyarlı bir protein ile kuşlar çok uzaklara gitse bile doğdukları yeri bulabiliyor. Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird | Nature https://t.co/zhU1oFSisZ

Aug 26, 2021 · 201 followers View post →
İlkay
@Kemalistilkay · X

RT @kpaxn: Kaynaklar: University of Oldenburg, Fachartikel: Nature, doi: 10.1038/s41586-021-03618-9 https://t.co/LHTeLwyp1V

Aug 22, 2021 · 1 share · 39,934 followers View post →
Surajit Manna
@Surajit07060852 · X

RT @ClubBiome: @ValenceClub and @Biome has come together to announce the first 'Interface', sessions to highlight the interdisciplinary nat…

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Omkar Sahu
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RT @ClubBiome: @ValenceClub and @Biome has come together to announce the first 'Interface', sessions to highlight the interdisciplinary nat…

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Biome - The Journal Club
@ClubBiome · X

@ValenceClub and @Biome has come together to announce the first 'Interface', sessions to highlight the interdisciplinary nature of research. We have chosen the recently popular publication "Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird". 1/n https://t.co/RxXGNZT5XV

Aug 17, 2021 · 9 likes · 2 shares · 182 followers View post →
Mario Quiron
@marioquiron · X

Fuentes: Naturalista, National Geographic, Nature https://t.co/KllVjRkrqP, imágenes tomadas de internet #EspeciesInteresantes 17/17 #

Jul 16, 2021 · 3 likes · 15,933 followers View post →
とりさん
@biochem_fan · X

Nature "Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird" https://t.co/4303fk7fPc https://t.co/lvVVpYc0Rj Biradical が singlet と triplet 間を遷移する確率が磁場の影響を受けること magnetic field effect を利用して、タンパク質が磁場を検知する仕組み。

Jul 14, 2021 · 2 likes · 6,034 followers View post →
John Beach
@JohnBeachTX · X

@KirkMMaxey That is really cool! https://t.co/kdE6gfr7hj Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird - PubMed https://t.co/0lQN5IG0i6

Jul 14, 2021 · 1 like · 475 followers View post →
NK
@kpaxn · X

Kaynaklar: University of Oldenburg, Fachartikel: Nature, doi: 10.1038/s41586-021-03618-9 https://t.co/LHTeLwyp1V

Jul 9, 2021 · 3 likes · 1 share · 931 followers View post →
BOU
@IBIS_journal · X

Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird https://t.co/eQkiKd7Tz7 | @Nature | #ornithology

Jul 7, 2021 · 21,479 followers View post →
Biologia In Situ
@bioinsitu · X

2) XU, Jingjing et al.. Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird. Nature, v.594, p.535-540, 2021. Disponível em: <https://t.co/ee3DSfvefL>. +

Jul 6, 2021 · 366 followers View post →
Heaton Moor Park
@heatonmoorpark · X

Birds in the park, and elsewhere: birds sensing magnetic fields in migration....... Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird....... https://t.co/a2CarQgnLe #birds #migration (Video by Rahul Gautam from Pexels) https://t.co/E2wVcpesp6

Jul 1, 2021 · 1 like · 1,691 followers View post →
Yuanrang
@Ievrem · X

RT @RybAnimNavGroup: A new part of an old battle between Cry1 and Cry4 #avianmignetoreception A new article from @UniOldenburg, @UniofOxf…

Jun 28, 2021 · 1 share · 2,192 followers View post →
Noemi Rook
@RookNoemi · X

RT @SFB_1372: Hello beauty! #canttakemyeyesoffyou Read our latest #research on #magnetic sensitivity of #cryptochrome 4 from a migratory so…

Jun 28, 2021 · 9 shares · 236 followers View post →
Rina Saltman
@rinatie_ceo · X

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Kiran Moirangthem
@mokirans · X

RT @ryotaiino: Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird https://t.co/cTQFaV4tHt Unravelling the enigma of bird magn…

Jun 27, 2021 · 5 shares · 59 followers View post →
INOUE, Takeshi
@PlanarianBrain · X

Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird | Nature https://t.co/xDovYn0ej0

Jun 26, 2021 · 438 followers View post →
Pedro Pinheiro-Chagas
@ppinheirochagas · X

Unravelling the enigma of bird magnetoreception. Digest: https://t.co/cBteC3X0im Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird. Study: https://t.co/YSak9M3GxV @CesarFavacho @ElfaDosInsetos @Michelotto8legs @ObsNaturalistas

Jun 26, 2021 · 2 likes · 698 followers View post →
John
@udarnik · X

RT @viropractor: Very cool! https://t.co/Yulx1rXMX1 Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird

Jun 26, 2021 · 1 share · 1,755 followers View post →
Brian Ferguson
@viropractor · X

Very cool! https://t.co/Yulx1rXMX1 Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird

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Sophie Wuerger
@SWuerger · X

RT @BevilConway: Hey this is cool: the mechanism of the light-dependent magnetic compass in these birds! #ilovescience Magnetic sensitivity…

Jun 26, 2021 · 3 shares · 286 followers View post →
Rajdeep Dam
@rajdeepdam · X

An in-built #compass helps #birds #detect #directions and #navigate. #Magnetic #sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a #migratory songbird | Nature https://t.co/ZHAjzI4D0f

Jun 26, 2021 · 63 followers View post →
じゃみら
@jamiracci · X

RT @ryotaiino: Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird https://t.co/cTQFaV4tHt Unravelling the enigma of bird magn…

Jun 25, 2021 · 5 shares · 374 followers View post →
まつこ
@ma31stm · X

RT @ryotaiino: Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird https://t.co/cTQFaV4tHt Unravelling the enigma of bird magn…

Jun 25, 2021 · 5 shares · 2,249 followers View post →
まつこ
@ma31stm · X

@getsstuckin orthologであるゼブラフィッシュcry4だと時計遺伝子としての機能がある遺伝子のようなので関連している可能性はありそうですね✨ちなみにこちらが渡り鳥の磁覚感知に関する元論文みたいですね。 Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird. https://t.co/99set9OvSp

Jun 25, 2021 · 1 like · 2,249 followers View post →
barry goldman
@barrygoldman1 · X

RT @BevilConway: Hey this is cool: the mechanism of the light-dependent magnetic compass in these birds! #ilovescience Magnetic sensitivity…

Jun 25, 2021 · 3 shares · 694 followers View post →
Joshua B. Plotkin
@jplotkin · X

RT @BevilConway: Hey this is cool: the mechanism of the light-dependent magnetic compass in these birds! #ilovescience Magnetic sensitivity…

Jun 25, 2021 · 3 shares · 3,380 followers View post →
Bevil Conway
@BevilConway · X

Hey this is cool: the mechanism of the light-dependent magnetic compass in these birds! #ilovescience Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird | Nature https://t.co/kU03LfVnQv

Jun 25, 2021 · 8 likes · 3 shares · 1,797 followers View post →
Dr. Sue Lowerre-Barbieri
@BarbieriSue · X

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Jun 25, 2021 · 9 shares · 1,176 followers View post →
Dr Elina Mäntylä
@elinamantyla · X

Xu et al. Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird https://t.co/rhAq1sjKXA #ornithology

Jun 25, 2021 · 1 share · 1,173 followers View post →
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RT @sminaev2015: Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird | Nature https://t.co/xjGMgjY9gl

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Sergey Minaev
@sminaev2015 · X

Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird | Nature https://t.co/xjGMgjY9gl

Jun 25, 2021 · 7 likes · 2 shares · 31,509 followers View post →
Sergio
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RT @SFB_1372: Hello beauty! #canttakemyeyesoffyou Read our latest #research on #magnetic sensitivity of #cryptochrome 4 from a migratory so…

Jun 24, 2021 · 9 shares · 326 followers View post →
Ivo Vegter
@IvoVegter · X

Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird | Nature https://t.co/PwWZeonPtZ (Way cool. Migratory birds can essentially 'see' the Earth's magnetic field. Now all they need is a chronometer and a sextant.)

Jun 24, 2021 · 24,496 followers View post →
たかとー
@takatoh1 · X

RT @nob_mai: CRY4のフラビンが磁気を感知する 面白い Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird | Nature https://t.co/zrxARG43he

Jun 24, 2021 · 4 shares · 604 followers View post →
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@FankhauserCh · X

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SFB 1372
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Hello beauty! #canttakemyeyesoffyou Read our latest #research on #magnetic sensitivity of #cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird @Nature #magnetoreception #animalnavigation https://t.co/t7fBOXJmJX https://t.co/LVoCZ4sRdF

Jun 24, 2021 · 27 likes · 9 shares · 251 followers View post →
okz-2025-uol.bsky.social
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Jun 24, 2021 · 203 followers View post →
とりさん
@biochem_fan · X

RT @nob_mai: CRY4のフラビンが磁気を感知する 面白い Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird | Nature https://t.co/zrxARG43he

Jun 23, 2021 · 4 shares · 6,034 followers View post →
Shigenori Inagaki
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RT @ryotaiino: Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird https://t.co/cTQFaV4tHt Unravelling the enigma of bird magn…

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torusengoku
@torusengoku · X

RT @nob_mai: CRY4のフラビンが磁気を感知する 面白い Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird | Nature https://t.co/zrxARG43he

Jun 23, 2021 · 4 shares · 3,074 followers View post →
Ryota IINO 飯野亮太
@ryotaiino · X

Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird https://t.co/cTQFaV4tHt Unravelling the enigma of bird magnetoreception https://t.co/l1P9sLP3YB

Jun 23, 2021 · 8 likes · 5 shares · 6,462 followers View post →
Rybachy Animal Navigation Group
@RybAnimNavGroup · X

A new part of an old battle between Cry1 and Cry4 #avianmignetoreception A new article from @UniOldenburg, @UniofOxford, @SFB_1372 and Henrik Mouritsen's lab "Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird" in @Nature. https://t.co/E3Px83y7pG https://t.co/scfpJ4FnAH

Jun 23, 2021 · 4 likes · 1 share · 257 followers View post →
NobuoMaita
@nob_mai · X

CRY4のフラビンが磁気を感知する 面白い Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird | Nature https://t.co/zrxARG43he

Jun 23, 2021 · 7 likes · 4 shares · 1,068 followers View post →
jacarandosa
@silsingracia · X

RT @emulenews: Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird https://t.co/HDtcdt13H8 Site-specific mutations of ErCRY4 r…

Jun 23, 2021 · 1 share · 291 followers View post →
Francis Villatoro
@emulenews · X

Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird https://t.co/HDtcdt13H8 Site-specific mutations of ErCRY4 reveal the roles of four successive flavin–tryptophan radical pairs in generating magnetic field effects and in stabilizing potential signalling states. https://t.co/Z8npU8qMOq

Jun 23, 2021 · 6 likes · 1 share · 45,131 followers View post →
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RT @utokawa: Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird すごい、これ今夜じっくり読んでみよ。夜行性の鳥の磁気感度について https://t.co/0o0YEByEmV

Jun 23, 2021 · 2 shares · 70 followers View post →
Kato
@oxkawaka · X

Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird すごい、これ今夜じっくり読んでみよ。夜行性の鳥の磁気感度について https://t.co/0o0YEByEmV

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