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ArticleCell2010

Arabidopsis HEMERA/pTAC12 initiates photomorphogenesis by phytochromes.

Meng Chen, Rafaelo M Galvão, Meina Li, Brian Burger, Jane Bugea, Jack Bolado, Joanne Chory

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Article in Cell, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 145 papers.

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145citing papers in PubMed
19.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

145 citing papers in PubMed, 258 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Meng ChenPlant Biology Laboratory, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. chen.meng@duke.edu <chen.meng@duke.edu>
Rafaelo M Galvão
Meina Li
Brian Burger
Jane Bugea
Jack Bolado
Joanne Chory
Duke University · USHoward Hughes Medical Institute · USSalk Institute for Biological Studies · US

Funding

Genetic Characterization of Phytochrome Nuclear Bodies in Plant Light SignalingR01GM087388 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE · PI CHEN, MENG · 2010 to 2023
$5.8M
INITIAL EVENTS IN PHOTORECEPTOR SIGNALINGR01GM052413 · NIGMS · SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES · PI CHORY, JOANNE · 1995 to 2016
$5.4M
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM052413NIGMS NIH HHS R01GM52413
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Light plays a profound role in plant development, yet how photoreceptor excitation directs phenotypic plasticity remains elusive. One of the earliest effects of light is the regulated translocation of the red/far-red photoreceptors, phytochromes, from the cytoplasm to subnuclear foci called phytochrome nuclear bodies. The function of these nuclear bodies is unknown. We report the identification of hemera, a seedling lethal mutant of Arabidopsis with altered phytochrome nuclear body patterns. hemera mutants are impaired in all phytochrome responses examined, including proteolysis of phytochrome A and phytochrome-interacting transcription factors. HEMERA was identified previously as pTAC12, a component of a plastid complex associated with transcription. Here, we show that HEMERA has a function in the nucleus, where it acts specifically in phytochrome signaling, is predicted to be structurally similar to the multiubiquitin-binding protein, RAD23, and can partially rescue yeast rad23mutants. Together, these results implicate phytochrome nuclear bodies as sites of proteolysis.

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ArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsCell NucleusChloroplastsDNA-Binding ProteinsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLightMicroscopy, ConfocalNuclear ProteinsPhytochrome APhytochrome BSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSeedsSignal TransductionTranscription FactorsArabidopsis ProteinsDET1 protein, ArabidopsisDNA-Binding ProteinsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHMR protein, ArabidopsisIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsNuclear ProteinsPHYB protein, ArabidopsisPhytochrome APhytochrome BRAD23 protein, S cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsTranscription Factors

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PMID20603003
PMCPMC2935685
OpenAlexW2064506717

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