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Phytochrome‐dependent Photomovement Responses Mediated by Phototropin Family Proteins in Cryptogam Plants†

Year: 2006

Type: review

Abstract: In this review, we describe the regulation of photomovement responses by phototropin and phytochrome photoreceptors. The blue light receptor phototropin mediates various photomovement responses such as phototropism, chloroplast movement and stomatal opening. In cryptogamic plants including ferns, mosses and green alga, red as well as blue light mediates phototropism and chloroplast movement. The red/far-red light reversibility suggests the involvement of phytochrome in these responses. Thereby, plant growth is presumably promoted by coordinating these photomovements to capture efficiently light for photosynthesis.

Source: Photochemistry and Photobiology

DOI: 10.1562/2006-02-27-ir-817

Authors: Noriyuki Suetsugu, Masamitsu Wada

Institutions: National Institute for Basic Biology, University of Tsukuba

Language: English

Topic: Light effects on plants

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Awards: Photoperception and its mechanism of blue light receptor phototropin in plants, G3543062077