Anthony Cashmore

Anthony R. Cashmore
Born1941 (1941)
Alma materUniversity of Auckland
BS, MS, PhD, Chemistry
Known forDiscovery of cryptochrome, the blue light photoreceptor in Arabidopsis[1]
SpouseNancy Bonini
AwardsElected Member of the National Academy of Sciences
Scientific career
FieldsPlant biology
Molecular biology
InstitutionsUniversity of Pennsylvania (Professor Emeritus)
Rockefeller University
(Associate Professor)
Websitelive-sas-bio.pantheon.sas.upenn.edu/people/anthony-cashmore

Anthony R. Cashmore (b. 22 Jan 1941)[2] is a biochemist and plant molecular biologist, best known for identifying cryptochrome photoreceptor proteins.[1][3][4][5] These specialized proteins are critical for plant development and play an essential role in circadian rhythms of plants and animals.[4][5][6][7] A Professor emeritus in the Department of Biology at the University of Pennsylvania, Cashmore led the Plant Science Institute from the time of his appointment in 1986 until his retirement in 2011.[8] He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2003.[9]

  1. ^ a b "It's About Time: Biological Clock Research Keeps Ticking". eurekalaert.org. American Association for the Advancement of Science. 23 Dec 1998. Archived from the original on 21 May 2005. Retrieved 10 Jan 2020.
  2. ^ "Curriculum Vitae, ANTHONY R. CASHMORE" (PDF). upenn.edu. University of Pennsylvania. 2019. Retrieved 13 Nov 2019.
  3. ^ Michael F. Holick; Ernst G. Jung (6 December 2012). Biologic Effects of Light 1998: Proceedings of a Symposium Basel, Switzerland November 1–3, 1998. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-1-4615-5051-8. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b Lin, C; Yang, H; Guo, H; Mockler, T; Chen, J; Cashmore, AR (1998). "Enhancement of blue-light sensitivity of Arabidopsis seedlings by a blue light receptor cryptochrome 2". PNAS. 95 (5): 2686–2690. Bibcode:1998PNAS...95.2686L. doi:10.1073/pnas.95.5.2686. PMC 19462. PMID 9482948.
  5. ^ a b Ahmad, M; Cashmore, AR (1993). "HY4 gene of A. thaliana encodes a protein with characteristics of a blue-light photoreceptor". Nature. 366 (6451): 162–166. Bibcode:1993Natur.366..162A. doi:10.1038/366162a0. PMID 8232555. S2CID 4256360. Retrieved 25 Jan 2020.
  6. ^ Garry C. Whitelam; Karen J. Halliday (15 April 2008). Annual Plant Reviews, Light and Plant Development. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 17–. ISBN 978-0-470-99429-0. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  7. ^ Miller, Susan Katz (20 Nov 1993). "Science: Darwin's plants give up their 'blue' secrets". New Scientist. Retrieved 8 Apr 2021.
  8. ^ "Retired/Emeritus Faculty". Penn Arts & Sciences Department of Biology. The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania. 2020. Retrieved 4 Jan 2020.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference NAS2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).