title: Phytochrome in lower plants. Detection and partial sequence of a phytochrome gene in the moss Ceratodon purpureus using the polymerase chain reaction.
abstract: The polymerase chain reaction was carried out with primers hybridizing to conserved regions of the phytochrome genes. With DNA from the moss Ceratodon purpureus 5 overlapping fragments were obtained resulting in a continuous nucleotide sequence of 1474 bp. The deduced amino acid sequence showed homology of around 60% with all known phytochrome sequences. The sequences contained a conserved chromophore attachment site. In light-grown Ceratodon protonemata the phytochrome mRNA with the size of about 4.5 kb was detected.
authors: Botanisches Institut, Universität München, FRG.
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Thümmler
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Beetz
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Rüdiger
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D017343:Genes, Plant; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010834:Phytochrome / Q000235:genetics*; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D010834:Phytochrome