Plastids communicate their developmental and physiological status to the nucleus via
retrograde signaling, allowing nuclear gene expression to be adjusted appropriately …

Plants and algae require light for photosynthesis, but absorption of too much light can lead
to photo‐oxidative damage to the photosynthetic apparatus and sustained decreases in the …

Photosynthetic organisms provide food and energy for nearly all life on Earth, yet half of their
protein-coding genes remain uncharacterized,. Characterization of these genes could be …

Tetrapyrroles are macrocyclic molecules with various structural variants and multiple
functions in Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes. Present knowledge about the metabolism of …

Interorganellar cooperation maintained via exquisitely controlled retrograde-signaling
pathways is an evolutionary necessity for maintenance of cellular homeostasis. This …

Photosynthesis is central to food production and the Earth's biogeochemistry, yet the
molecular basis for its regulation remains poorly understood. Here, using high-throughput …

The chloroplast is a complex cellular organelle that not only performs photosynthesis but
also synthesizes amino acids, lipids, and phytohormones. Nuclear and chloroplast genetic …

Canonical plant phytochromes are master regulators of photomorphogenesis and the shade
avoidance response. They are also part of a widespread superfamily of photoreceptors with …

Plant phytochromes are photoswitchable red/far-red photoreceptors that allow competition
with neighboring plants for photosynthetically active red light. In aquatic environments, red …

This review adds the bilin-binding phytochromes to the Chemical Reviews thematic issue
“Optogenetics and Photopharmacology”. The work is structured into two parts. We first …