From Plant Infectivity to Growth Patterns: The Role of Blue-Light Sensing in the Prokaryotic World

Flavin-based photoreceptor proteins of the LOV (Light, Oxygen, and Voltage) and BLUF (Blue Light sensing Using Flavins) superfamilies are ubiquitous among the three life domains and are essential blue-light sensing systems, not only in plants and algae, but also in prokaryotes. Here we review their...

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Main Authors: Aba Losi, Carmen Mandalari, Wolfgang Gärtner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-01-01
Series:Plants
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/3/1/70