Phytochrome-mediated development in land plants: Red light sensing evolves to meet the challenges of changing light environments

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 3483-3503

  Mathews, Sarah ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Development; Gene duplication; Green algae; Land plants; Phytochrome; Rice; Shade

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; PHYTOCHROME;

ARABIDOPSIS; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; FLOWER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FLOWERS; LIGHT; PHYLOGENY; PHYTOCHROME; PLANTS; REPRODUCTION;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; CHLOROPHYTA; EMBRYOPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 33749870468     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.03051.x     Document Type: Review

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