New insight into phytochromes: connecting structure to function
Red and far-red light–sensing phytochromes are widespread in nature, occurring in plants,
algae, fungi, and prokaryotes. Despite at least a billion years of evolution, their photosensory …
algae, fungi, and prokaryotes. Despite at least a billion years of evolution, their photosensory …
The red edge: bilin-binding photoreceptors as optogenetic tools and fluorescence reporters
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 …
“Optogenetics and Photopharmacology”. The work is structured into two parts. We first …
Ultrafast structural changes direct the first molecular events of vision
Vision is initiated by the rhodopsin family of light-sensitive G protein-coupled receptors
(GPCRs). A photon is absorbed by the 11-cis retinal chromophore of rhodopsin, which …
(GPCRs). A photon is absorbed by the 11-cis retinal chromophore of rhodopsin, which …
Protein control of photochemistry and transient intermediates in phytochromes
Phytochromes are ubiquitous photoreceptors responsible for sensing light in plants, fungi
and bacteria. Their photoactivation is initiated by the photoisomerization of the embedded …
and bacteria. Their photoactivation is initiated by the photoisomerization of the embedded …
Towards the idea of molecular brains
Y Timsit, SP Grégoire - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
How can single cells without nervous systems perform complex behaviours such as
habituation, associative learning and decision making, which are considered the hallmark of …
habituation, associative learning and decision making, which are considered the hallmark of …
Structural snapshot of a bacterial phytochrome in its functional intermediate state
A Schmidt, L Sauthof, M Szczepek, MF Lopez… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Phytochromes are modular photoreceptors of plants, bacteria and fungi that use light as a
source of information to regulate fundamental physiological processes. Interconversion …
source of information to regulate fundamental physiological processes. Interconversion …
Photoreception and signaling in bacterial phytochrome revealed by single-particle cryo-EM
Phytochromes are red-light photoreceptors discovered in plants with homologs in bacteria
and fungi that regulate a variety of physiological responses. They display a reversible …
and fungi that regulate a variety of physiological responses. They display a reversible …
Tips and turns of bacteriophytochrome photoactivation
H Takala, P Edlund, JA Ihalainen… - Photochemical & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Phytochromes are ubiquitous photosensor proteins, which control the growth, reproduction
and movement in plants, fungi and bacteria. Phytochromes switch between two …
and movement in plants, fungi and bacteria. Phytochromes switch between two …
High-resolution crystal structures of transient intermediates in the phytochrome photocycle
Phytochromes are red/far-red light photoreceptors in bacteria to plants, which elicit a variety
of important physiological responses. They display a reversible photocycle between the …
of important physiological responses. They display a reversible photocycle between the …
The structure of Arabidopsis phytochrome A reveals topological and functional diversification among the plant photoreceptor isoforms
ES Burgie, H Li, ZTK Gannam, KE McLoughlin… - Nature plants, 2023 - nature.com
Plants employ a divergent cohort of phytochrome (Phy) photoreceptors to govern many
aspects of morphogenesis through reversible photointerconversion between inactive Pr and …
aspects of morphogenesis through reversible photointerconversion between inactive Pr and …