The perception of light signals by the phytochrome family of photoreceptors has a crucial
influence on almost all aspects of growth and development throughout a plant's life cycle …

Plants are subjected to a plethora of environmental cues that cause extreme losses to crop
productivity. Due to fluctuating environmental conditions, plants encounter difficulties in …

Cryptochromes are blue-light receptors that mediate photoresponses in plants. The
genomes of most land plants encode two clades of cryptochromes, CRY1 and CRY2, which …

Abstract ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL5 (HY5), a member of the bZIP transcription factor
family, inhibits hypocotyl growth and lateral root development, and promotes pigment …

Highlights•The COP1/SPA E3 ubiquitin ligase is a repressor of photomorphogenesis.•The
COP1/SPA complex targets photomorphogenesis-promoting factors for proteolysis.•Active …

COP1 and DET1 are among the first repressors of photomorphogenesis to be identified,
more than 20 years ago. Discovery of these repressors as conserved regulators of the …

A small subset of basic helix–loop–helix transcription factors called PIFs (phytochrome-
interacting factors) act to repress seed germination, promote seedling skotomorphogenesis …

Plants are sessile and photo-autotrophic; their entire life cycle is thus strongly influenced by
the ever-changing light environment. In order to sense and respond to those fluctuating …

Artemisinin, a sesquiterpene compound synthesized and stored in the glandular trichome of
Artemisia annua leaves, has been used to treat malaria. Previous studies have shown that …

Phytochromes function as red/far-red photoreceptors in plants and are essential for light-
regulated growth and development. Photomorphogenesis, the developmental program in …