Plants constantly survey the surrounding environment using several sets of photoreceptors. They can sense changes in the quantity （= intensity） and quality （=wavelength） of light and use this information to adjust...Plants constantly survey the surrounding environment using several sets of photoreceptors. They can sense changes in the quantity （= intensity） and quality （=wavelength） of light and use this information to adjust their physiological responses, growth, and developmental patterns. In addition to the classical photoreceptors, such as phytochromes, crypto- chromes, and phototropins, ZEITLUPE （ZTL）, FLAVIN-BINDING, KELCH REPEAT, F-BOX 1 （FKF1）, and LOV KELCH PROTEIN 2 （LKP2） proteins have been recently identified as blue-light photoreceptors that are important for regulation of the circadian clock and photoperiodic flowering. The ZTL/FKF1/LKP2 protein family possesses a unique combination of domains： a blue-light-absorb- ing LOV （Light, Oxygen, or Voltage） domain along with domains involved in protein degradation. Here, we summarize recent advances in our understanding of the function of the Arabidopsis ZTL/FKF1/LKP2 proteins. We summarize the distinct pho- tochemical properties of their LOV domains and discuss the molecular mechanisms by which the ZTL/FKF1/LKP2 proteins reg- ulate the circadian clock and photoperiodic flowering by controlling blue-light-dependent protein degradation.展开更多
文摘Plants constantly survey the surrounding environment using several sets of photoreceptors. They can sense changes in the quantity （= intensity） and quality （=wavelength） of light and use this information to adjust their physiological responses, growth, and developmental patterns. In addition to the classical photoreceptors, such as phytochromes, crypto- chromes, and phototropins, ZEITLUPE （ZTL）, FLAVIN-BINDING, KELCH REPEAT, F-BOX 1 （FKF1）, and LOV KELCH PROTEIN 2 （LKP2） proteins have been recently identified as blue-light photoreceptors that are important for regulation of the circadian clock and photoperiodic flowering. The ZTL/FKF1/LKP2 protein family possesses a unique combination of domains： a blue-light-absorb- ing LOV （Light, Oxygen, or Voltage） domain along with domains involved in protein degradation. Here, we summarize recent advances in our understanding of the function of the Arabidopsis ZTL/FKF1/LKP2 proteins. We summarize the distinct pho- tochemical properties of their LOV domains and discuss the molecular mechanisms by which the ZTL/FKF1/LKP2 proteins reg- ulate the circadian clock and photoperiodic flowering by controlling blue-light-dependent protein degradation.
