Nuclear translocation of the photoreceptor phytochrome B is necessary for its biological function in seedling photomorphogenesis

Plant Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 660-664

  Huq, Enamul ^a   Al Sady, Bassem ^b   Quail, Peter H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Glucocorticoid receptor; Light signaling; Nuclear translocation; Photoreceptor; Phytochrome; Subcellular distribution

Indexed keywords

CELLS; DATA REDUCTION; MOLECULES; PROTEINS;

PHOTORECEPTORS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOSOL; LIGHT; PHOTORECEPTORS; PHOTOSYNTHETIC REACTION CENTER COMPLEX PROTEINS; PHYTOCHROME; PHYTOCHROME B; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 0141458056     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2003.01836.x     Document Type: Article

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