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Supplemental blue and red light promote lycopene synthesis in tomato fruits
Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2019 Lycopene, one of the strongest natural antioxidants known and the main carotene in ripe tomato, is very important for human health. Light is well known to be one of the most important environmental stimuli influencing lycopene biosynthesis; specifically,
Bao-xing XIE +7 more
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Protein Kinase Activity of Phytochrome A Positively Correlates With Photoresponses in Arabidopsis
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 Plant phytochromes are known as autophosphorylating serine/threonine protein kinases. However, the functional importance of their kinase activity is not fully elucidated.
Quyen T. N. Hoang +7 more
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mBio, 2016 Rapid responses to changes in incident light are critical to the guidance of behavior and development in most species. Phytochrome light receptors in particular play key roles in bacterial physiology and plant development, but their functions and ...
Zheng Wang +5 more
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Light and temperature receptors and their convergence in plants
Biologia Plantarum, 2020 Light and temperature are two essential environmental cues for plants, helping to optimize plant body architecture and physiology. To sense a broad spectrum of sun radiation spanning from UV-B to far-red wavelength, plants are equipped with a ...
J. SONG, W. WU, B. HU
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Phytochrome Immunoaffinity Purification [PDF]
Plant Physiology, 1979 We have developed a phytochrome immunoaffinity purification procedure that yields undegraded oat (Avena sativa L., cv. Garry) phytochrome of greater than 98% purity within 2 hours when starting with a brushite-purified preparation. Immunoaffinity-purified phytochrome, except for its greater purity, is indistinguishable from conventionally purified ...
R E, Hunt, L H, Pratt
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Underground roots monitor aboveground environment by sensing stem-piped light
Communicative & Integrative Biology, 2016 Light is a critical environmental cue for plant growth and development. Plants actively monitor surrounding environments by sensing changes in light wavelength and intensity.
Hyo-Jun Lee, Jun-Ho Ha, Chung-Mo Park
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Conformational heterogeneity of the Pfr chromophore in plant and cyanobacterial phytochromes
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2015 Phytochromes are biological photoreceptors that can be reversibly photoconverted between a dark and photoactivated state. The underlying reaction sequences are initiated by the photoisomerisation of the tetrapyrrole cofactor, which in plant and ...
Francisco eVelazquez Escobar +13 more
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 Phytochrome photoreceptors regulate vital adaptations of plant development, growth, and physiology depending on the ratio of red and far-red light.
Weixiao Yuan Wahlgren +5 more
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The primary structural photoresponse of phytochrome proteins captured by a femtosecond X-ray laser
eLife, 2020 Phytochrome proteins control the growth, reproduction, and photosynthesis of plants, fungi, and bacteria. Light is detected by a bilin cofactor, but it remains elusive how this leads to activation of the protein through structural changes.
Elin Claesson +29 more
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Vibrational Spectroscopy of Phytochromes
Biomolecules, 2023 Phytochromes are biological photoswitches that translate light into physiological functions. Spectroscopic techniques are essential tools for molecular research into these photoreceptors.
Peter Hildebrandt
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