Plant Signaling: HY5 Synchronizes Resource Supply

Klaus Palme; William Teale; Alexander Dovzhenko

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2016.02.060

Plant Signaling: HY5 Synchronizes Resource Supply

Curr Biol. 2016 Apr 25;26(8):R328-9. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.02.060.

Authors

Klaus Palme¹, William Teale², Alexander Dovzhenko²

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Biology II, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany; BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany; Centre for Biological Systems Analysis (ZBSA), University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany. Electronic address: klaus.palme@biologie.uni-freiburg.de.
² Institute of Biology II, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany; BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany; Centre for Biological Systems Analysis (ZBSA), University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.

PMID: 27115690
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.02.060

Abstract

A new report shows that the HY5 transcription factor moves from shoots to roots in plants, mediating light regulation of root growth and nitrate uptake. This finding offers not only a mechanistic insight into shoot-root communication, but also scope for increasing crop yields.

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MeSH terms

Arabidopsis / growth & development*
Arabidopsis / metabolism
Arabidopsis / radiation effects
Arabidopsis Proteins / metabolism*
Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors / metabolism*
Light
Nitrogen / metabolism*
Nuclear Proteins / metabolism*
Plant Roots / growth & development*
Plant Roots / metabolism
Plant Roots / radiation effects
Plant Shoots / growth & development*
Plant Shoots / metabolism
Plant Shoots / radiation effects
Signal Transduction*

Substances

Arabidopsis Proteins
Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors
HY5 protein, Arabidopsis
Nuclear Proteins
Nitrogen