Light effects on plants

This study shows ELF4 recruits ELF3 to the nucleus at dusk, enhancing its gene repression activity in Arabidopsis hypocotyls and roots.

This paper shows that CRY1 promotes shoot regeneration in Arabidopsis by suppressing ARF3-mediated salicylic acid signaling, linking blue light perception to hormonal regulation.

This study uses 13CO2 tracing to compare metabolic transitions in Brassica napus seedlings under visible and UV-B light, revealing distinct carbon assimilation and biosynthesis patterns during light-to-dark transitions.

This study identifies 1,160 proteins in the gametophyte of Dryopteris affinis ssp. affinis associated with light responses, transport, and stress tolerance, providing insights into molecular mechanisms of adaptation.

This paper shows that salt stress disrupts auxin and COP1 gradients in Arabidopsis apical hooks, impairing hook formation and seedling emergence.

This study identifies two BBX transcription factors that regulate anthocyanin synthesis in purple tomatoes through both HY5-dependent and independent mechanisms.

This paper shows that cryptochrome 2 (CRY2) promotes chloroplast degradation and programmed cell death via a blue light-independent pathway, uncoupling 1O2 signaling from cellular stress responses.

The paper uses proximity proteomics to identify proteins associated with phyB photobodies in Arabidopsis thaliana, revealing HOP1's role in photomorphogenesis.

The paper integrates multi-omics data from Arabidopsis thaliana to identify phosphorylation events and kinases involved in skotomorphogenesis.

The paper identifies PIF7 as a regulator of phyA function under canopy shade conditions, showing it suppresses phyA activity through nuclear accumulation and interaction with transport facilitators.

This study reveals the molecular mechanism of Arabidopsis CRY1 activation and inhibition by BIC1 using time-resolved mass spectrometry and kinetic modeling.

This study identifies HOS1 as a nuclear pore complex component that mediates UV-B-induced UVR8 nuclear import, enabling HY5 activation in Arabidopsis.

This study investigates the evolutionary history of BBX transcription factors across green plants, identifying structural groups, domain dynamics, and lineage-specific innovations.

This study identifies PIF4 as a regulator of H2O2 homeostasis that controls hypocotyl elongation in Arabidopsis seedlings under high temperature.

This study investigates the role of ZmCRY1s in mediating blue light regulation of epidermal wax composition and UV-B stress tolerance in maize.

The paper shows that whole seedling transcriptomic data in Arabidopsis thaliana is confounded by organ-specific responses to warmth, with ~70% of DEGs not being organ-specific.

This study quantifies phyA dynamics in Arabidopsis under canopy shade conditions and identifies its role in promoting seedling adaptation to moderate shade.

This study shows that loss-of-function RUP variants in tomato enhance carotenoid and folate levels while affecting the ubiquitin-proteasome system and metabolic homeostasis during fruit ripening.

This study identifies episodic positive selection in Arabidopsis COL3 and COL5 genes, showing adaptive evolution in red-light signaling pathways through specific amino acid substitutions.

The paper identifies a tomato genotype (IL2-2) that shows improved fruit yield under high-density conditions despite altered auxin-related gene expression in response to simulated shade.

This study identifies WDL4 as a microtubule-associated protein essential for PhyB-dependent thermomorphogenesis and photomorphogenesis in plants.

This study compares red laser diodes (LDs) and LEDs for plant growth, finding LDs enhance photosynthesis and biomass in tobacco and Arabidopsis.

The paper identifies PIF transcription factors as regulators of microtubule dynamics and differential cell growth during Arabidopsis apical hook opening.

The paper identifies a continuous role of TLWD scaffold proteins in Arabidopsis circadian oscillators, showing their involvement in both transcriptional activation and repression through interactions with PRR family repressors.

This study applies sub-circadian oscillatory light forcing to Arabidopsis thaliana, revealing characteristic timescales and significant phenotypic effects on growth and development.

This study shows that plastids directly control early dark growth in seedlings through the GUN1-dependent retrograde pathway, independent of mitochondria and photosynthesis.

This study shows that light-dependent nuclear relocation in land plants evolved in the common ancestor of land plants and diverged during evolution, with similar but less stable responses observed in liverworts compared to Arabidopsis.

The paper develops a real-time plant bio-feedback system to optimize light intensity, increasing yield and reducing energy use in controlled environment agriculture.

The paper investigates photoperiodic memory in Arabidopsis and Brassicaceae, finding that hypocotyl elongation is influenced by past photoperiod exposure and involves phyB and ELF3, but not the circadian clock.

This study identifies BBX31/miP1b-mediated metabolic changes in Arabidopsis under UV-B stress using metabolomics and 13CO2 tracing, showing increased phenylalanine and other protective metabolites.