Phy tunes: phosphorylation status and phytochrome-mediated signaling

Vicente Rubio; Xing Wang Deng

doi:10.1016/j.cell.2005.01.023

Phy tunes: phosphorylation status and phytochrome-mediated signaling

Cell. 2005 Feb 11;120(3):290-2. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2005.01.023.

Authors

Vicente Rubio¹, Xing Wang Deng

Affiliation

¹ Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA.

PMID: 15707886
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2005.01.023

Abstract

Phytochromes are photoreceptors that regulate various aspects of plant growth and development. In this issue of Cell, Ryu et al. (2005) show that PAPP5, a type 5 protein phosphatase, acts on a biologically active phytochrome, increasing its stability and affinity for a downstream signal transducer and thus enhancing plant photoresponses.

Publication types

Comment
Review

MeSH terms

Arabidopsis Proteins / metabolism
Phosphoprotein Phosphatases / metabolism*
Phosphorylation / radiation effects
Photosynthesis / physiology*
Photosynthesis / radiation effects
Phytochrome / biosynthesis*
Plants / metabolism*
Plants / radiation effects
Signal Transduction / physiology*
Signal Transduction / radiation effects

Substances

Arabidopsis Proteins
Phytochrome
FyPP protein, Arabidopsis
Phosphoprotein Phosphatases