title: Phytochrome-mediated signal transduction pathways in plants.
abstract: Phytochromes are photoreceptors that regulate plant growth and development in response to the solar radiation environment. Recent studies reveal how phytochrome-mediated light signals can be transduced to the cells for their responses. The possible signal transduction pathways of phytochromes include: (a) direct regulation of gene transcription and (b) typical kinase-involved signaling pathways and its regulation by phosphorylation, dephosphorylation, and proteolytic degradation. This review highlights some of the recent findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0304, USA.
authors.forename: Jeong-Il
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Gennady V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Kozhukh
authors.forename: Pill-Soon
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D010834:Phytochrome / Q000502:physiology*; D018521:Plant Physiological Phenomena; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D010834:Phytochrome