Tuning in to the signals controlling photoregulated gene expression in plants
EMBO J. 1997 Oct 1;16(19):5801-6. doi: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7590554. ABSTRACT Plants have developed flexible mechanisms to respond appropriately to environmental signals. These stimuli are transduced by largely...
Light signal transduction in plants
Trends Cell Biol. 1997 Jan;7(1):21-6. doi: 10.1016/S0962-8924(97)10043-5. ABSTRACT Light signal-transduction pathways are a central component of the mechanisms that regulate plant development. These pathways provide...
Terrestrial ecosystems, increased solar ultraviolet radiation, and interactions with other climate change factors
Photochem Photobiol Sci. 2007 Mar;6(3):252-66. doi: 10.1039/b700019g. Epub 2007 Feb 1. ABSTRACT There have been significant advances in our understanding of the effects of UV-B...
Phytochrome phosphorylation in plant light signaling
Photochem Photobiol Sci. 2005 Sep;4(9):681-7. doi: 10.1039/b417912a. Epub 2005 May 25. ABSTRACT Reversible protein phosphorylation is a switching mechanism used in eukaryotes to regulate various...
The signal transducing photoreceptors of plants
Int J Dev Biol. 2005;49(5-6):653-64. doi: 10.1387/ijdb.051989kf. ABSTRACT Light signals are amongst the most important environmental cues regulating plant development. In addition to light quantity,...
A suite of photoreceptors entrains the plant circadian clock
J Biol Rhythms. 2003 Jun;18(3):217-26. doi: 10.1177/0748730403018003004. ABSTRACT Circadian rhythms in plants are relatively robust, as they are maintained both in constant light of high...
Phytochrome controlled signalling cascades in higher plants
Physiol Plant. 2003 Mar;117(3):305-313. doi: 10.1034/j.1399-3054.2003.00049.x. ABSTRACT Plants can sense the changes in the environmental light conditions with highly specialized photoreceptors. Phytochromes are sensitive to...
Photoreceptors in Arabidopsis thaliana: light perception, signal transduction and entrainment of the endogenous clock
Planta. 2002 Nov;216(1):1-16. doi: 10.1007/s00425-002-0831-4. Epub 2002 Nov 12. ABSTRACT To keep track of fluctuations in spectral composition and intensity of incoming sunlight, plants engage...
The role of UV-B radiation in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems–an experimental and functional analysis of the evolution of UV-absorbing compounds
J Photochem Photobiol B. 2002 Feb;66(1):2-12. doi: 10.1016/s1011-1344(01)00269-x. ABSTRACT We analysed and compared the functioning of UV-B screening pigments in plants from marine, fresh water...
Signalling in light-controlled development
Semin Cell Dev Biol. 1999 Apr;10(2):121-9. doi: 10.1006/scdb.1999.0287. ABSTRACT Plants continuously analyze the nature of environmental light signals using an array of at least eight...
Bioactive compounds from northern plants
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2010;698:99-109. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4419-7347-4_8. ABSTRACT Northern conditions are characterised by long days with much light and low temperatures during the growing season....
Chromatin remodelling in plant light signalling
Physiol Plant. 2011 Aug;142(4):305-13. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2011.01476.x. Epub 2011 Apr 29. ABSTRACT The structure and compaction of chromatin exerts a major regulatory influence on eukaryotic transcription....
Presidential Address. Air and Water: Is there Anything New under the Sun?
Proc R Soc Med. 1911;4(Balneol Climatol Sect):1-10. NO ABSTRACT PMID:19974864 | PMC:PMC2004256...
Biomarkers in aquatic plants: selection and utility
Rev Environ Contam Toxicol. 2009;198:49-109. doi: 10.1007/978-0-387-09647-6_2. ABSTRACT This review emphasizes the predictive ability, sensitivity and specificity of aquatic plant biomarkers as biomonitoring agents of...
Safety and nutritional assessment of GM plants and derived food and feed: the role of animal feeding trials
Food Chem Toxicol. 2008 Mar;46 Suppl 1:S2-70. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2008.02.008. Epub 2008 Feb 13. ABSTRACT In this report the various elements of the safety and nutritional...