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Life on earth depends on light derived from the sun

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Photosynthesis

Light is required to help water reduce NADP+

PS2680nm

PS1700 nm

ATP

NADPH

Light energizes jumps in energy potentialto get electrons run through anelectron transfer chain

H2O 2H+ + 1/2O2

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Engelmann experiment

What is an action

spectrum??

And what is an absorption spectrum??

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Action spectrum vs. absorption spectrum

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Directionality of blue light induced bending

(Action spectrum)

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Directionality of blue light induced bending

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Kinetics of blue light effects

Membrane depolarization

Hypocotylelongation

Hypocotylelongation

Gene induction

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Stomata opening regulated by blue light

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Stomata opening regulated by blue light

Protoplasts

dark

Protoplasts

blue light

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Measuring irradiation:

chloroplast movements (Lemna) depending

on light intensity

Dunkelheit Schwachlicht Starklicht

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Blue light induced bending of coleoptiles

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phot1 (phototropin1)

blue light

wild-type

phot1 mutant

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PHOT genes in Arabidopsis

LOV-domains are flavin binding sites (FMN)

LOV-domains change redox status in proteins through (Light, Oxygen, Voltage)

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Phototropism chloroplast stomata movement opening

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cryptochrome, together with phytochromes

deetiolation of seedlings

photoperiodic induced morphoses (e.g. flower induction)

circadian rhythms

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dark blue red

WT cry1 phyB WT cry1 phyB WT cry1 phyB

cry1 : inhibition of hypocotyl elongation is insensitiv against blue light

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dark blue

WT cry1 phyB WT cry1 phyB

cry1 : analysis of cry1 mutants and over-producers

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MTHF (pterin)

8-HDF (deazaflavin)

FADH-

CRY1 shows similarity to prokaryotic DNA photolyases

CRY1

bacterialphotolyase

70% 70%30%

Chromophor 1: Chromophor 2:

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SKOTOMORPHOGENESIS

Photomorphogenesis Skotomorphogenesis

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SKOTOMORPHOGENESIS

Skotomorphogenesis

Light has an influence on seedling development

Photomorphogenesis Skotomorphogenesis

Hypocotyl: long short

Apical hook: closed open

Cotyledons: closed expanded

Chloroplasts: proplastids fully developed

Photosynthesis: no yes

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Cotyledon expansion

Reduced hypocotylelongation

Open apical hook

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closed apical hook Non-expanded

cotyledons

Etiolated hypocotyl

Is skotomorphogenesis achived via active repression of photomorphogenesis

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How to perform genetic approaches todecifer light regulation in plants ???

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How to perform genetic approaches todecifer light regulation in plants ???

Photomorphogenesisin dark grown seedlings

Skotomorphogenesis in light grown seedlings

Asking simple questions

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Getting complicated answers !!

Shorthypocotyl

Expanded cotyledons

Open apical hook

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Skotomorphogenesis in the light

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Functions of cop/det gene products

COP1 phytochrome chromophore biosynthesis

DET1 phytochrome B

COP9 phytochrome A

DET2 brassinosteroid biosynthesis

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Dark

Light

wild-type

cop/detmutants

COP and DET proteins inhibit photomorphogenesis

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Strasburger, 2002

Shade avoidance reaction