Retina light stimulation triggers phototransduction events as well as different signaling mechanisms in outer segments (sensorial portion) of photoreceptor cells. We have recently reported a novel lightdependent activation ...

Several aspects of photoperception and light signal transduction have been elucidated by studies with model plants. However, the information available for economically important crops, such as Fabaceae species, is scarce. ...

Abstract Background Light and carbon are two important interacting signals affecting plant growth and development. The mechanism(s) and/or genes involved in sensing and/or ...

Light has a key impact on the outcome of biotic stress responses in plants by providing most of the energy and many signals for the deployment of defensive barriers. Within this context, chloroplasts are not only the major ...

Plants rely on a sophisticated light sensing and signaling system that allows them to respond to environmental changes. Photosensory protein systems -phytochromes, cryptochromes, phototropins, and ultraviolet (UV)-B ...

Intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) express the photopigment melanopsin. These cells receive afferent inputs from rods and cones, which provide inputs to the postreceptoral visual pathways. It is ...

A fundamental property of all living organisms is the generation and conduction of electrochemical impulses throughout their different tissues and organs, resulting from abiotic and biotic changes in environmental conditions. ...

The biosynthesis of pigments is crucial for plant life. Betalains are hydrosoluble pigments almost completely restricted to species of the core Caryophyllales and, within the fungal lineage, the Basidiomycetes. As important ...

Premise of research. Plants cope with complex environments throughout their life cycles. The perception and integration of information acquired from different environmental parameters are key to responding appropriately ...