Phototropins and their LOV domains: Versatile plant blue-light receptors

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 4-10

  Briggs, Winslow R ^a   Tseng, Tong Seung ^a   Cho, Hae Young ^a   Swartz, Trevor E ^a,c   Sullivan, Stuart ^b   Bogomolni, Roberto A ^c   Kaiserli, Eirini ^a,b   Christie, John M ^a,b  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue light receptor; Flavin cysteinyl adduct; LOV domain; Phototropin; Phototropism

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPLAST; PHOTOAUTOTROPHY; PHOTORECEPTION; PLANT; STOMATA;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; FUNGI; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 33846120456     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: 17447909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2006.00406.x     Document Type: Review

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