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The Transduction of Light Signals in Plants: Responses to Blue Light

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Phytochrome Properties and Biological Action

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((ASIH,volume 50))

Abstract

Although the majority of articles in this volume are devoted to studies of phytochrome, there has been considerable progress recently in understanding plant responses to blue light — mediated not by the blue light-absorbing bands of phytochrome, but rather by specific blue light photoreceptors. These inroads are being made at the cellular, biochemical, and molecular levels, and hold considerable promise of leading to an understanding of at least portions of the transduction chains set in action by blue light. While the systems under study do not involve phytochrome, they provide models for photoreceptor action that could apply to phytochrome, or phytochrome — blue light photoreceptor interaction.

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  1. Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 290 Panama St., Stanford, California, USA

    W. R. Briggs & T. W. Short

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  1. Horticulture Research International, Worthington Road, Littlehampton, West Sussex, BN17 6LP, UK

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  2. Department of Botany, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 2AS, UK

    Christopher B. Johnson

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Briggs, W.R., Short, T.W. (1991). The Transduction of Light Signals in Plants: Responses to Blue Light. In: Thomas, B., Johnson, C.B. (eds) Phytochrome Properties and Biological Action. NATO ASI Series, vol 50. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75130-1_20

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