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Light and plant development / edited by Garry C. Whitelam and Karen J. Halliday. — Oxford : Blackwell Publishing, c2007.—(58.84311/L723) |
Contents
Contents
Contributors
Preface
Part I Photoreceptors
1 Phytochromes
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Historical aspects
1.3 Properties of phyA in vivo
1.4 Properties in yeast cells
1.5 In vivo properties of phytochromes
1.6 Intracellular localisation of phytochromes
1.7 Intracellular localisation of phyB in dark and light
1.8 Intracellular localisation of phyA in dark and light
1.9 Intracellular localisation of phyC， phyD and phyE in dark and light
1.10 Phytochrome/PIF3 co-localisation and nuclear speckles
1.11 Regulation of intracellular localisation of phytochromes
2 Cryptochromes
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Cryptochrome genes and their evolution
2.3 Cryptochrome domains， chromophores and structure
2.4 Cryptochrome biochemistry and spectroscopy
2.5 Expression and biological activity of cryptochromes
2.6 Cryptochrome signalling
2.7 Summary
3 Phototropins and other LOV-containing proteins
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Phototropins and their biological functions
3.3 Phototropin structure， localization and activity
3.4 Light sensing by the LOV domains
3.5 Phototropin signaling
3.6 Other LOV-containing proteins
3.7 Conclusions and future perspectives Acknowledgements References
Part II Photoreceptor signal transduction
4 Phytochrome-interacting factors
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Methodology
4.3 phy-interactors
4.4 Pre-selected interaction targets
4.5 Perspective
5 Phosphorylation/dephosphorylation in photoreceptor signalling
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Phytochromes
5.3 Cryptochromes
5.4 Phototropins
5.5 Is phosphorylation/dephosphorylation important for downstream events?
5.6 Conclusions
6 The role of ubiquitin/proteasome-mediated proteolysis in photoreceptor action
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Overview of the ubiquitin]proteasome system
6.3 Role of COP/DET/FUS proteins in photoreceptor-mediated signal transduction and ubiquitin/proteasome-mediated proteolysis
6.4 Other connection points between light signaling and selective proteolysis
6.5 Concluding remarks
7 UV-B perception and signal transduction
7.1 Introduction
7.2 UV-B in the environment
7.3 Plant responses to UV-B
7.4 UV-B perception and signal transduction
7.5 Genetic approach
7.6 Concluding remarks
Part III Physiological responses
8 Photocontrol of flowering
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Internal cues
8.3 External cues
8.4 Convergence of the flowering pathways
8.5 Conclusion
9 Red:far-red ratio perception and shade avoidance
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Natural light environment
9.3 Shade avoidance syndrome
9.4 Phytochrome regulation of shade avoidance
9.5 The roles of other signals in shade avoidance
9.6 Signalling in shade avoidance
9.7 The adaptive value of shade avoidance
9.8 Conclusions
10 Photoreceptor interactions with other signals
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Light--clock connections
10.3 Light-hormone connections
10.4 Light and auxin signal integration
10.5 The tropisms
10.6 Light and GA signal integration
10.7 The thermosensory pathways
10.8 Summary
Part IV Applied aspects of photomorphogenesis
11 Photoreceptor biotechnology
11.1 Introduction and background
11.2 Approaches to modification of photomorphogenic responses in crop plants
11.3 Modification of photomorphogenesis using genetic transformation - the state of the art
11.4 Modification of photomorphogenesis by utilizing genetic diversity
11.5 Photoreceptor biotechnology ex planta
11.6 Future directions in photoreceptor biotechnology
12 Light-quality manipulation by horticulture industry
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Regions of light spectrum important for plant growth and development
12.3 Plant responses to quality of light
12.4 Light manipulation by horticulture industry
12.5 Future prospects
Index
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