Phytochromes - Tripping the light fantastic

被引:17
作者
Smith, H [1 ]
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[1] Univ Leicester, Dept Biol, Leicester LE1 7RH, Leics, England
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10.1038/23354
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Photoreceptors are sensors that tell plants about the radiation conditions around them. The best-studied photoreceptors are the phytochrome pigments, which are photochemically converted from biologically inactive to active forms by absorbing far-red photons. The active forms affect gene regulation, and the latest step in working out how they do this comes with the report of an interaction between the active form of phytochrome B and the phytochrome-interacting factor-3.
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