Light is important for plants as an energy source and a developmental signal, but it can also
cause stress to plants and modulates responses to stress. Excess and fluctuating light result …

The light-based control of ion channels has been transformative for the neurosciences, but
the optogenetic toolkit does not stop there. An expanding number of proteins and cellular …

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation directly affects plants and microorganisms, but also alters the
species-specific interactions between them. The distinct bands of UV radiation, UV-A, UV-B …

The flowering plant Arabidopsis thaliana is an important model system for identifying genes
and determining their functions. Here we report the analysis of the genomic sequence of …

The precise spatio-temporal dynamics of protein activity are often critical in determining cell
behaviour, yet for most proteins they remain poorly understood; it remains difficult to …

Biofilms are surface-attached microbial communities with characteristic architecture and
phenotypic and biochemical properties distinct from their free-swimming, planktonic …

Background Vitamins' deficiency in humans is an important threat worldwide and requires
solutions. In the concept of natural biofactory for bioactive compounds production …

Light and temperature change constantly under natural conditions and profoundly affect
plant growth and development. Light and warmer temperatures promote flowering, higher …

Stomatal pores, each surrounded by a pair of guard cells, regulate CO2 uptake and water
loss from leaves. Stomatal opening is driven by the accumulation of K+ salts and sugars in …

Plants depend on the surrounding light environment to direct their growth. Blue light (300–
500 nm) in particular acts to promote a wide variety of photomorphogenic responses …