Phototropism: at the crossroads of light-signaling pathways.

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Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
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Title
Phototropism: at the crossroads of light-signaling pathways.
Journal
Trends in Plant Science
Author(s)
Goyal A., Szarzynska B., Fankhauser C.
ISSN
1878-4372 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1360-1385
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2013
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
18
Number
7
Pages
393-401
Language
english
Abstract
Phototropism enables plants to orient growth towards the direction of light and thereby maximizes photosynthesis in low-light environments. In angiosperms, blue-light photoreceptors called phototropins are primarily involved in sensing the direction of light. Phytochromes and cryptochromes (sensing red/far-red and blue light, respectively) also modulate asymmetric hypocotyl growth, leading to phototropism. Interactions between different light-signaling pathways regulating phototropism occur in cryptogams and angiosperms. In this review, we focus on the molecular mechanisms underlying the co-action between photosensory systems in the regulation of hypocotyl phototropism in Arabidopsis thaliana. Recent studies have shown that phytochromes and cryptochromes enhance phototropism by controlling the expression of important regulators of phototropin signaling. In addition, phytochromes may also regulate growth towards light via direct interaction with the phototropins.
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Web of science
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Yes
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