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  • Title: Phytochrome-dependent photomovement responses mediated by phototropin family proteins in cryptogam plants.
    Author: Suetsugu N, Wada M.
    Journal: Photochem Photobiol; 2007; 83(1):87-93. PubMed ID: 16542113.
    Abstract:
    In this review, we describe the regulation of photomovement responses by phototropin and phytochrome photoreceptors. The blue light receptor phototropin mediates various photomovement responses such as phototropism, chloroplast movement and stomatal opening. In cryptogamic plants including ferns, mosses and green alga, red as well as blue light mediates phototropism and chloroplast movement. The red/far-red light reversibility suggests the involvement of phytochrome in these responses. Thereby, plant growth is presumably promoted by coordinating these photomovements to capture efficiently light for photosynthesis.
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