Open AccessPhosphorylation and Dark Reversion of Phytochrome B
Author(s) -
Nancy R. Hofmann
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the plant cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.324
H-Index - 341
eISSN - 1532-298X
pISSN - 1040-4651
DOI - 10.1105/tpc.113.250211
Subject(s) - phytochrome , reversion , biology , phosphorylation , red light , biophysics , microbiology and biotechnology , botany , biochemistry , gene , phenotype
Phytochrome B (phyB) is the main light receptor responsible for the shade avoidance response in mature plants. Like other phytochromes (phys), it alternates between the Pfr form and the Pr form. Upon activation by red light (causing the switch to the Pfr conformation), phys interact with various
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