Researchers at Johns Hopkins APL are applying quantum mechanics to biology to better understand of one of nature's biggest mysteries — magnetosensitivity, an organism's ability to sense Earth's magnetic field and use it as a tool to adjust some biological processes. And they've found some surprising results.
In a recent study, researchers found that an enzyme that plays a central role in human metabolism has some of the same key features as a magnetically sensitive protein found in birds.
“This research is game-changing," said Martino. “For the first time ever, we've opened up the possibility that an external magnetic field could have an influence on the underlying chemistry of a protein found in humans."
The human protein look-alike is the electron transfer flavoprotein (ETF), a well-known enzyme in mitochondria that is responsible for transferring electrons to generate the energy that keeps us alive. ETF isn't known to be magnetically sensitive in humans, but its structure and oxygen binding behavior are remarkably similar to certain cryptochrome proteins that are known to be magnetosensitive in other species like birds.
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