Articles

2026
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A Charge-Reversal Point Mutation Completely Depletes Flavin Chromophore from European Robin Cryptochrome 4a Protein, Jingjing Xu, Emil Sjulstok Rasmussen, Francis Berthias, Jessica Schmidt, Henrik Mouritsen, Ole N. Jensen, Ilia A. Solov'yov, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 17, 3742-3748, (2026)
Conformational Switching Controls Biradical Spin Dynamics in Flavin-Tryptophan Dyads, Guzel Musabirova, Olga B. Morozova, Alexey S. Kiryutin, Irina S. Anisimova, Ivan V. Zhukov, Tobias Theiss, Luca Gerhards, Ben G. E. Zoller, Tanja Gulder, Jørg Matysik, Ilia A. Solov'yov, Alexandra V. Yurkovskaya, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 148, 15897-15910, (2026)
Spin Relaxation Does Not Preclude Magnetic Field Effects on Lipid Autoxidation, Gesa Grüning, Luca Gerhards, Chris Sampson, Daniel R. Kattnig, Ilia A. Solov'yov, ACS Central Science, 12, 49-62, (2026)
Directionality range in Emlen funnels, Ilias Patmanidis, Bo Leberecht, Martin Fränzle, David Lentink, Ilia A. Solov'yov, Henrik Mouritsen, Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 23, 20250225-(1-12), (2026)
2025
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Electron hopping in cryptochrome: Implications for radical pair magnetoreception and the role of the fourth tryptophan, Saja Isabella Ilott, Cass D. Pearse, Benjamin Tigg, Daniel R. Kattnig, Journal of Chemical Physics, 163, 024110, (2025)
Structure of European robin cryptochrome 1 reveals a role in circadian rhythms, not magnetoreception, Anushka C. Wickramaratne, Emil Sjulstok Rasmussen, Yogarany Chelliah, Fabian Schuhmann, Ilia A. Solov'yov, Henrik Mouritsen, Carla B. Green, Brian D. Zoltowski, Joseph S. Takahashi, iScience, 28, 114015-(1-11), (2025)
Protein and Solvent Reorganization Drives Radical Pair Stability in Avian Cryptochrome 4a, Jiate Luo, Jonathan Hungerland, Ilia A. Solov'yov, Joseph E. Subotnik, Sharon Hammes-Schiffer, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 147, 43934-43945, (2025)
Light-induced conformational switching and magnetic sensitivity of Drosophila cryptochrome, Shane A. Chandler, Angela S. Gehrckens, Laila M.N. Shah, Katherine E. Buckton, Guodong Cao, Navoneel Sen, Tilo Zollitsch, Ryan Rodriguez, Ilia A. Solov'yov, Erik Schleicher, Stefan Weber, P.J. Hore, Christiane R. Timmel, Stuart R. Mackenzie, Justin L.P. Benesch, Structure, 33, 1930-1943, (2025)