Environmental control of hypocotyl elongation

J Krahmer, C Fankhauser - Annual Review of Plant Biology, 2023 - annualreviews.org
The hypocotyl is the embryonic stem connecting the primary root to the cotyledons.
Hypocotyl length varies tremendously depending on the conditions. This developmental …

Transcription regulation by biomolecular condensates

G Pei, H Lyons, P Li, BR Sabari - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2024 - nature.com
Biomolecular condensates regulate transcription by dynamically compartmentalizing the
transcription machinery. Classic models of transcription regulation focus on the recruitment …

Plant Thermosensors

JJ Casal, G Murcia, L Bianchimano - Annual Review of Genetics, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Plants are exposed to temperature conditions that fluctuate over different time scales,
including those inherent to global warming. In the face of these variations, plants sense …

The dual‐action mechanism of Arabidopsis cryptochromes

GP Qu, B Jiang, C Lin - Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Photoreceptor cryptochromes (CRYs) mediate blue‐light regulation of plant growth and
development. It has been reported that Arabidopsis CRY1and CRY2 function by physically …

Photobody formation spatially segregates two opposing phytochrome B signaling actions of PIF5 degradation and stabilization

RJA Kim, D Fan, J He, K Kim, J Du, M Chen - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Photoactivation of the plant photoreceptor and thermosensor phytochrome B (PHYB)
triggers its condensation into subnuclear membraneless organelles named photobodies …

Light and temperature perceptions go through a phase separation

H Shi, S Zhong - Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Light and temperature are two distinct but closely linked environmental factors that
profoundly affect plant growth and development. Biomolecular condensates are …

Plant phytochrome interactions decode light and temperature signals

C Yi, U Gerken, K Tang, M Philipp… - The Plant …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Plant phytochromes perceive red and far-red light to elicit adaptations to the changing
environment. Downstream physiological responses revolve around red-light-induced …

What is going on inside of phytochrome B photobodies?

BC Willige, CY Yoo, JP Saldierna Guzmán - The Plant Cell, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Plants exhibit an enormous phenotypic plasticity to adjust to changing environmental
conditions. For this purpose, they have evolved mechanisms to detect and measure biotic …

Light‐induced cryptochrome 2 liquid–liquid phase separation and mRNA methylation

B Jiang - New Phytologist, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Light is essential not only for photosynthesis but also for the regulation of various
physiological and developmental processes in plants. While the mechanisms by which light …

The phytochrome-interacting factor genes PIF1 and PIF4 are functionally diversified due to divergence of promoters and proteins

H Kim, N Lee, Y Kim, G Choi - The Plant Cell, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Phytochrome-interacting factors (PIFs) are basic helix–loop–helix transcription factors that
regulate light responses downstream of phytochromes. In Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis …