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- Title
Phytochrome-interacting factor 1 is a critical bHLH regulator of chlorophyll biosynthesis.
- Authors
Huq, Enamul; Al-Sady, Bassem; Hudson, Matthew; Kim, Chanhong; Apel, Klaus; Quail, Peter H
- Abstract
Photosynthetic organisms must achieve a delicate balance between the light energy absorbed by chlorophyll and their capacity to channel that energy into productive photochemical reactions. Release of excess absorbed energy in the cell can cause lethal photooxidative damage. We identified a basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor, designated PHYTOCHROME-INTERACTING FACTOR 1 (PIF1), that negatively regulates chlorophyll biosynthesis. pif1 mutant seedlings accumulate excess free protochlorophyllide when grown in the dark, with consequent lethal bleaching upon exposure to light. PIF1 interacts specifically with the photoactivated conformer of phytochromes A and B, suggesting a signaling pathway by which chlorophyll biosynthetic rates are tightly controlled during the critical initial emergence of seedlings from subterranean darkness into sunlight.
- Publication
Science (New York, N.Y.), 2004, Vol 305, Issue 5692, p1937
- ISSN
1095-9203
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1126/science.1099728