Mechanistic insights into host adaptation, virulence and epidemiology of the phytopathogen Xanthomonas
Xanthomonas is a well-studied genus of bacterial plant pathogens whose members cause a
variety of diseases in economically important crops worldwide. Genomic and functional …
variety of diseases in economically important crops worldwide. Genomic and functional …
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 …
Near-infrared fluorescent proteins, biosensors, and optogenetic tools engineered from phytochromes
KG Chernov, TA Redchuk, ES Omelina… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Phytochrome photoreceptors absorb far-red and near-infrared (NIR) light and regulate light
responses in plants, fungi, and bacteria. Their multidomain structure and autocatalytic …
responses in plants, fungi, and bacteria. Their multidomain structure and autocatalytic …
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 …
The primary structural photoresponse of phytochrome proteins captured by a femtosecond X-ray laser
Phytochrome proteins control the growth, reproduction, and photosynthesis of plants, fungi,
and bacteria. Light is detected by a bilin cofactor, but it remains elusive how this leads to …
and bacteria. Light is detected by a bilin cofactor, but it remains elusive how this leads to …
[HTML][HTML] C-di-GMP synthesis: structural aspects of evolution, catalysis and regulation
T Schirmer - Journal of molecular biology, 2016 - Elsevier
Cellular levels of the second messenger cyclic di-guanosine monophosphate (c-di-GMP)
are determined by the antagonistic activities of diguanylate cyclases and specific …
are determined by the antagonistic activities of diguanylate cyclases and specific …
Long-range allosteric signaling in red light–regulated diguanylyl cyclases
Nature has evolved an astonishingly modular architecture of covalently linked protein
domains with diverse functionalities to enable complex cellular networks that are critical for …
domains with diverse functionalities to enable complex cellular networks that are critical for …
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 …
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 …
Signal transduction in photoreceptor histidine kinases
A Möglich - Protein science, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Two‐component systems (TCS) constitute the predominant means by which prokaryotes
read out and adapt to their environment. Canonical TCSs comprise a sensor histidine kinase …
read out and adapt to their environment. Canonical TCSs comprise a sensor histidine kinase …