Phytochromes in Agrobacterium fabrum
Tilman Lamparter, Peng Xue, Afaf Elkurdi, Gero Kaeser, Luisa Sauthof, Patrick Scheerer, Norbert Krauß
Abstract
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.
Topics & Concepts
PhytochromeAgrobacteriumGene transferTransduction (biophysics)BiologyCell biologySignal transductionGeneBotanyChemistryTransgeneBiochemistryRed lightLight effects on plantsPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsPlant Molecular Biology Research