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| Originalsprache | Englisch |
|---|---|
| Seiten (von - bis) | 1-9 |
| Seitenumfang | 9 |
| Fachzeitschrift | Physiologia plantarum |
| Jahrgang | 112 |
| Ausgabenummer | 1 |
| Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - 2001 |
| Extern publiziert | Ja |
Abstract
Light is one of the most important environmental factors influencing gene expression in photosynthetic organisms. In particular, genes for components of the photosynthetic machinery show light-dependent expression. In recent years, it has become clear that photosynthesis itself contributes important signals to this light control of gene expression by means of changes in the reduction/oxidation (redox) state of signalling molecules. Such changes in redox state are induced by changes in quality and quantity of the incident light. Redox signalling mechanisms therefore provide photosynthesis with the possibility of acclimational changes in the structure of the photosynthetic apparatus via a feedback control of photosynthesis gene expression. The great variety of these signalling mechanisms is summarised under the term 'redox control'. In some cases, oxygen acts as a different environmental, light-independent stimulus of photosynthetic gene expression, providing an additional redox signal and a different kind of redox control. In this review, we summarise present knowledge about such redox control mechanisms and analyse common properties as well as differences in the various signalling pathways. We suggest that there is an urgent need for a clear distinction between different kinds of redox control. Accordingly, we propose a categorisation into perceptional and transductional redox control. These categories are defined and examples given. The generalisation and comparability of results obtained in different physiological test systems and species are critically discussed.
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- Biochemie, Genetik und Molekularbiologie (insg.)
- Physiologie
- Biochemie, Genetik und Molekularbiologie (insg.)
- Genetik
- Agrar- und Biowissenschaften (insg.)
- Pflanzenkunde
- Biochemie, Genetik und Molekularbiologie (insg.)
- Zellbiologie
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in: Physiologia plantarum, Jahrgang 112, Nr. 1, 2001, S. 1-9.
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T1 - Principles of redox control in photosynthesis gene expression
AU - Pfannschmidt, Thomas
AU - Allen, John F.
AU - Oelmüller, Ralf
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Light is one of the most important environmental factors influencing gene expression in photosynthetic organisms. In particular, genes for components of the photosynthetic machinery show light-dependent expression. In recent years, it has become clear that photosynthesis itself contributes important signals to this light control of gene expression by means of changes in the reduction/oxidation (redox) state of signalling molecules. Such changes in redox state are induced by changes in quality and quantity of the incident light. Redox signalling mechanisms therefore provide photosynthesis with the possibility of acclimational changes in the structure of the photosynthetic apparatus via a feedback control of photosynthesis gene expression. The great variety of these signalling mechanisms is summarised under the term 'redox control'. In some cases, oxygen acts as a different environmental, light-independent stimulus of photosynthetic gene expression, providing an additional redox signal and a different kind of redox control. In this review, we summarise present knowledge about such redox control mechanisms and analyse common properties as well as differences in the various signalling pathways. We suggest that there is an urgent need for a clear distinction between different kinds of redox control. Accordingly, we propose a categorisation into perceptional and transductional redox control. These categories are defined and examples given. The generalisation and comparability of results obtained in different physiological test systems and species are critically discussed.
AB - Light is one of the most important environmental factors influencing gene expression in photosynthetic organisms. In particular, genes for components of the photosynthetic machinery show light-dependent expression. In recent years, it has become clear that photosynthesis itself contributes important signals to this light control of gene expression by means of changes in the reduction/oxidation (redox) state of signalling molecules. Such changes in redox state are induced by changes in quality and quantity of the incident light. Redox signalling mechanisms therefore provide photosynthesis with the possibility of acclimational changes in the structure of the photosynthetic apparatus via a feedback control of photosynthesis gene expression. The great variety of these signalling mechanisms is summarised under the term 'redox control'. In some cases, oxygen acts as a different environmental, light-independent stimulus of photosynthetic gene expression, providing an additional redox signal and a different kind of redox control. In this review, we summarise present knowledge about such redox control mechanisms and analyse common properties as well as differences in the various signalling pathways. We suggest that there is an urgent need for a clear distinction between different kinds of redox control. Accordingly, we propose a categorisation into perceptional and transductional redox control. These categories are defined and examples given. The generalisation and comparability of results obtained in different physiological test systems and species are critically discussed.
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U2 - 10.1034/j.1399-3054.2001.1120101.x
DO - 10.1034/j.1399-3054.2001.1120101.x
M3 - Survey paper
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VL - 112
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EP - 9
JO - Physiologia plantarum
JF - Physiologia plantarum
SN - 0031-9317
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