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Review
. 2016 Jul;21(7):543-546.
doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2016.05.009. Epub 2016 Jun 3.

Phytochromes: More Than Meets the Eye

Stefan A Rensing  1 , David J Sheerin  2 , Andreas Hiltbrunner  3
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Phytochromes: More Than Meets the Eye

Stefan A Rensing et al. Trends Plant Sci. 2016 Jul.

Abstract

Phytochromes play a key role in the regulation of plant growth and development. Phytochrome-related proteins also occur in some bacteria, fungi, and algae. We highlight recent findings on the evolution of phytochromes and discuss novel hypotheses on the function of phytochromes in diatoms, a group of mainly pelagic algae.

Keywords: diatoms; evolution; light signaling; phytochrome.

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