Abstract
The ability to switch from skotomorphogenic to photomorphogenic development is essential for seedling survival. Central to this mechanism are the phytochrome interacting factors that are important for maintaining the skotomorphogenic state and regulating the switch to photomorphogenesis.
MeSH terms
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Arabidopsis / genetics
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Arabidopsis / growth & development
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Arabidopsis / physiology
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Arabidopsis / radiation effects
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Arabidopsis Proteins / genetics
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Arabidopsis Proteins / physiology
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Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors / genetics
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Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors / physiology
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Cotyledon / growth & development
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Darkness
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Genes, Plant
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Hypocotyl / growth & development
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Light
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Mutation
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Phototropism / genetics
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Phototropism / physiology*
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Plant Roots / growth & development
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Seedlings / genetics
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Seedlings / growth & development*
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Seedlings / physiology
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Seedlings / radiation effects*
Substances
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Arabidopsis Proteins
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Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors