Phytochrome three-dimensional structures and functions

Biochemical Society Transactions

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 710-716

  Hughes, Jon ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Linear tetrapyrrole; Photoreceptor; Phytochrome; Sensory histidine protein kinase; Signalling; Three dimensional molecular structure

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; CYCLIC GMP PHOSPHODIESTERASE; PHYTOCHROME;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; CHROMATOPHORE; DIMERIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTON TRANSPORT; REVIEW; SYNECHOCYSTIS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC 6803;

CATALYTIC DOMAIN; LIGHT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; PHYTOCHROME; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 77953240876     PISSN: 03005127     EISSN: 14708752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BST0380710     Document Type: Review

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