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Diurnal and circadian rhythmicity in the expression of light-induced plant nuclear messenger RNAs

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The levels of nuclear mRNAs for three light-inducible proteins (light-harvesting chlorophyll a/b protein, small subunit of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase and early light-induced protein) have been analyzed under light-dark and constant light conditions. The levels of all three mRNAs have been found to vary considerably during the day, both under ligh-dark and under constant light conditions, demonstrating the existence of diurnal and circadian rhythmicity in the expressionoof these nuclear-coded plant proteins. The levels of two of these mRNAs have been found to be enhanced 2 h before the beginning of illumination when active phytochrome levels are still low.

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Abbreviations

ELIP:

early light-inducible protein

LHCP:

light-harvesting chlorophyll alb protein; poly(A)RNA=polyadenylated RNA

(ss)RuBPCase:

(small subunit) ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase

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Kloppstech, K. Diurnal and circadian rhythmicity in the expression of light-induced plant nuclear messenger RNAs. Planta 165, 502–506 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00398095

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