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Review
. 1979 May;3(3):197-214.
doi: 10.1016/0309-1651(79)90033-x.

Control of chloroplast formation by light

Review

Control of chloroplast formation by light

H Kasemir. Cell Biol Int Rep. 1979 May.

Abstract

Light controls the formation of plastid ultrastructure and the synthesis of chlorophyll, plastid membrane constituents and Calvin cycle enzymes. A respective light-mediated regulation of the genetic apparatus in the nucleus and the plastid compartment has been reported. Three photoreactions are involved in the regulation: (1) the protochlorophyll (ide) leads to chlorophyll (ide) a photoconversion, (2) the formation of physiologically active phytochrome and (3) light absorption by a blue light receptor (cryptochrome). The chloroplast formation in higer plants is chiefly controlled by active phytochrome, while in lower plants cryptochrome is the prevailing regulatory factor.

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