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Abstract
Hypocotyls of dark-grown Arabidopsis seedlings exhibit strong negative gravitropism, whereas in red light, gravitropism is strongly reduced. Red/far-red light-pulse experiments and analysis of specific phytochrome-deficient mutants indicate that the red-absorbing (Pr) form of phytochrome B regulates normal hypocotyl gravitropism in darkness, and depletion of Pr by photoconversion to the far-red-absorbing form attenuates hypocotyl gravitropism. These studies provide genetic evidence that the Pr form of phytochrome has an active function in plant development.Entities:
Year: 1993 PMID: 12231913 PMCID: PMC158941 DOI: 10.1104/pp.103.1.15
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Plant Physiol ISSN: 0032-0889 Impact factor: 8.340