Phytochromes are bilin-binding photosensory receptors which control development over a
broad range of environmental conditions and throughout the whole plant life cycle. Light …

The basic helix-loop-helix domain-containing transcription factors that interact physically
with the red and far-red light photoreceptors, phytochromes, are called PHYTOCHROME …

Light is a vital resource for plants, which compete for it particularly in dense communities.
Plants have multiple photosensory receptors to detect the presence of competitors and …

Bryophytes occupy a basal position in the monophyletic evolution of land plants and have a
life cycle in which the gametophyte generation dominates over the sporophyte generation …

The developmental program by which plants respond is tightly controlled by a complex
cascade in which photoreceptors perceive and transduce the light signals that drive …

Highlights•Many land plant-like features evolved in freshwater algae.•The cell wall,
alternation of division plane and polyplastidy were probably important for terrestrialization.• …

Abstract PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTORs (PIFs) are a group of basic helix-loop-
helix (bHLH) transcription factors that repress plant light responses. PIF8 is one of the less …

Light serves as the source of energy as well as an information signal for photosynthetic
plants. During evolution, plants have acquired the ability to monitor environmental light …

Natural products from plants have served mankind in a wide range of applications, such as
medicines, perfumes, or flavoring agents. For this reason, synthesis, regulation and function …

Background Red (R) and far-red (FR) light distinctly influence phytochrome-mediated initial
tomato growth and development, and more recent evidence indicates that these spectra also …