Frontiers in Plant Science (Apr 2021)

Phytochromes in Agrobacterium fabrum

  • Tilman Lamparter,
  • Peng Xue,
  • Afaf Elkurdi,
  • Gero Kaeser,
  • Luisa Sauthof,
  • Patrick Scheerer,
  • Norbert Krauß

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.642801
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12

Abstract

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The focus of this review is on the phytochromes Agp1 and Agp2 of Agrobacterium fabrum. These are involved in regulation of conjugation, gene transfer into plants, and other effects. Since crystal structures of both phytochromes are known, the phytochrome system of A. fabrum provides a tool for following the entire signal transduction cascade starting from light induced conformational changes to protein interaction and the triggering of DNA transfer processes.

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