Phytochrome structure and photochemistry: Recent advances toward a complete molecular picture

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 498-506

  Ulijasz, Andrew T ^a   Vierstra, Richard D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHYTOCHROME; VISUAL PROTEINS AND PIGMENTS;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

LIGHT; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; PHOTORECEPTORS, PLANT; PHYTOCHROME; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

PROKARYOTA;

EID: 80053896548     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2011.06.002     Document Type: Review

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