Light Sensing in Plants

by Wada, M.; Shimazaki, K.; Iino, M.

• ISBN13: 9784431240020
• ISBN10: 4431240020
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-05-16
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

Plants utilize light not only for photosynthesis but also as environmental signals. They are capable of perceiving wavelength, intensity, direction, duration, and other attributes of light to perform appropriate physiological and developmental changes. This volume presents overviews of and the latest findings in many of the interconnected aspects of plant photomorphogenesis, including photoreceptors (phytochromes, cryptochromes, and phototropins), signal transduction, photoperiodism, and circadian rhythms, in 42 chapters. Also included, is a prologue by Prof. Masaki Furuya that gives an overview of the historical background. With contributions from preeminent researchers in specific subjects from around the world, this book will be a valuable source for a range of scientists from undergraduate to professional levels.

Table of Contents

Preface	V
Contributors	X
Part I Prologue
1 History and Insights
M.FURUYA	3	(18)
Part II Phytochrome
2 Phytochrome Overview
P.H. QUAIL	21	(16)
3 Evolutionary Selection of Phytochrome Chromophores
T.KOHCHI	37	(6)
4 Tertiary and Quaternary Structures of Phytochrome A
M. NAKASAKO and S.TOKUTOMI	43	(8)
5 Interactions of the Arabidopsis Type II Phytochromes
R.SHARROCK	51	(6)
6 A Structure-Function Model Based on Inter-Domain Crosstalks in Phytochromes
J.-I. KIM and P-S. SONG	57	(12)
7 Functions of Different Domains of Phytochrome
A. NAGATANI	69	(10)
8 Light Regulation of Intracellular Localization of Phytochrome B
E. SCHÄFER and F. NAGY	79	(8)
9 Photoregulation of Cytoplasmic Motility
S. TAKAGI	87	(8)
10 Polymorphism of Phytochrome A and Its Functional Implications
V.A. SINESHCHEKOV	95	(8)
11 Phytochromes and Functions: Studies Using Gene Targeting in Physcomitrella
J. HUGHES, G. BRUCKER, A. REPP, M. ZEIDLER, and E MITTMANN	103	(8)
12 Distinct Functions of Phytochromes on the Photomorphogenesis in Rice
M. TAKANO, X. XIE, N. INAGAKI, and T. SHINOMURA	111	(10)
Part III Cryptochrome
13 Cryptochrome Overview
A.R. CASHMORE	121	(10)
14 Early Events Triggered by Light Activation of the Arabidopsis CRY1 Blue-Light Photoreceptor
J.-P. BOULY, B. GIOVANI, and M. AHMAD	131	(8)
Part IV Phototropin
15 Phototropin Overview
W.R.BRIGGS	139	(8)
16 Proton Transfer Reactions in LOV-Domain Photochemistry
R.A. BOGOMOLNI, T.E. SWARTZ, and W.R. BRIGGS	147	(8)
17 Vibrational Spectroscopy Explores the Photoreaction of LOV Domains
J. HEBERLE	155	(8)
18 LOV Domain-Containing Proteins in Arabidopsis
T.E. SWARTZ, W.R. BRIGGS, and R.A. BOGOMOLNI	163	(8)
19 Phototropin Phosphorylation
W.RUDIGER	171	(8)
20 NPH3 and RPT2: Signal Transducers in Phototropin Signaling Pathways
T. SAKAI	179	(6)
21 Molecular Mechanism of Blue Light Response in Stomatal Guard Cells
K. SHIMAZAKI	185	(8)
22 Chloroplast Photorelocation Movement
M. WADA	193	(10)
Part V Other Photoreceptors
23 Structural Dynamics of the Signal Termination Process in Rhodopsin
D.L. FARRENS	203	(10)
24 Participation of Internal Water Molecules and Clusters in the Unidirectional Light-Induced Proton Transfer in Bacteriorhodopsin
A. MAEDA, S.P. BALASHOV, and T.G. EBREY	213	(10)
25 Phototaxis Photoreceptor in Euglena gracilis
D.-P. HÄDER, M. NTEFIDOU, M. ISEKI, and M. WATANABE	223	(8)
26 A Flavin Mononucleotide-Binding Aquaporin in the Plant Plasma Membrane: A Candidate for Photoreceptor?
R. HERTEL	231	(8)
27 Green Light Effects on Plant Growth and Development
K.M. FOLTA	239	(4)
28 Photoreceptors in Avian Magnetoreception
T. RITZ	243	(10)
Part VI Signal Transduction
29 Light Control of Plant Development: A Role of the Ubiquitin/Proteasome-Mediated Proteolysis
Y. YANAGAWA, S. FENG, and X.W. DENG	253	(8)
30 Phytochrome and COPT Regulates Abundance of Phytochrome Interacting Factor 3
F.NAGY and E. SCHÄFER	261	(8)
31 Roles Played by Auxin in Phototropism and Photomorphogenesis
M.IINO and K. HAGA	269	(8)
32 The Effect of Light and Gravity on Hypocotyl Growth Orientation
P. LARIGUET and C. FANKHAUSER	277	(8)
33 Convergence of Phytochrome and Cryptochrome Signalling
J.J.CASAL	285	(8)
34 Downstream Integrators of Red, Far-Red, and Blue Light Signaling for Photomorphogenesis
M.NI	293	(6)
35 Signal Transduction Pathways Regulating Chromatic Adaptation
R.M. ALVEY, L. LI, B.E. BALABAS, L. SEIB, E.L. STOWE-EVANS, and D.M. KEHOE	299	(8)
36 Components of Light-Induced Signal Transduction in Cyanobacteria
W. GARTNER	307	(8)
37 Light Signal Transduction Coupled with Reactive Oxygen Species in Neurospora crassa
K. HASUNUMA, Y. YOSHIDA, and B. LEE	315	(10)
Part VII Photoperiodism and Circadian Rhythm
38 Light Regulation of Flowering Time in Arabidopsis
X. Yu and C.LIN	325	(8)
39 Comparative Molecular Biology in Photoperiodic Flowering Between the Short-Day Plant Rice and the Long-Day Plant Arabidopsis
T.IZAWA	333	(6)
40 The Photoperiodic Control of Flowering in Rice, a Short-Day Plant
K. SHIMAMOTO and S. YOKOI	339	(8)
41 ZEITLUPE and the Control of Circadian Timing
D.E. SOMERS	347	(10)
Part VIII Epilogue
42 Epilogue: Eighteen Years of Progress in Photomorphogenesis
W.R. BRIGGS	357	(6)
Subject Index	363