To cope with fluctuating light conditions,terrestrial plants have evolved precise regulation mechanisms to help optimize light capture and increase photosynthetic efficiency.Upon blue light-triggered autophosphorylati...To cope with fluctuating light conditions,terrestrial plants have evolved precise regulation mechanisms to help optimize light capture and increase photosynthetic efficiency.Upon blue light-triggered autophosphorylation,acti-vated phototropin(PHOT1 and PHOT2)photoreceptors function solely or redundantly to regulate diverse responses,including phototropism,chloroplast movement,stomatal opening,and leaf positioning and flattening in plants.These responses enhance light capture under low-light conditions and avoid photodamage under high-light conditions.NON-PHOTOTROPIC HYPOCOTYL 3(NPH3)and ROOT PHOTOTROPISM 2(RPT2)are signal transducers that function in the PHOT1-and PHOT2-mediated response.NPH3 is required for phototropism,leaf expansion and positioning.RPT2 regulates chloroplast accumulation as well as NPH3-mediated responses.NRL PROTEIN FOR CHLOROPLAST MOVE-MENT 1(NCH1)was recently identified as a PHOT1-interacting protein that functions redundantly with RPT2 to medi-ate chloroplast accumulation.The PHYTOCHROME KINASE SUBSTRATE(PKS)proteins(PKS1,PKS2,and PKS4)interact with PHOT1 and NPH3 and mediate hypocotyl phototropic bending.This review summarizes advances in phototropic growth and chloroplast movement induced by light.We also focus on how crosstalk in signaling between phototro-pism and chloroplast movement enhances weak light capture,providing a basis for future studies aiming to delineate the mechanism of light-trapping plants to improve light-use efficiency.展开更多
基金support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant nos.31871419,and 31570294)Central Plain Talent Scheme(Grants.ZYYCYU202012164)by the Program for Innovative Research Team(in Science and Technology)in University of Henan Province(Grants.21IRTSTHN019).
文摘To cope with fluctuating light conditions,terrestrial plants have evolved precise regulation mechanisms to help optimize light capture and increase photosynthetic efficiency.Upon blue light-triggered autophosphorylation,acti-vated phototropin(PHOT1 and PHOT2)photoreceptors function solely or redundantly to regulate diverse responses,including phototropism,chloroplast movement,stomatal opening,and leaf positioning and flattening in plants.These responses enhance light capture under low-light conditions and avoid photodamage under high-light conditions.NON-PHOTOTROPIC HYPOCOTYL 3(NPH3)and ROOT PHOTOTROPISM 2(RPT2)are signal transducers that function in the PHOT1-and PHOT2-mediated response.NPH3 is required for phototropism,leaf expansion and positioning.RPT2 regulates chloroplast accumulation as well as NPH3-mediated responses.NRL PROTEIN FOR CHLOROPLAST MOVE-MENT 1(NCH1)was recently identified as a PHOT1-interacting protein that functions redundantly with RPT2 to medi-ate chloroplast accumulation.The PHYTOCHROME KINASE SUBSTRATE(PKS)proteins(PKS1,PKS2,and PKS4)interact with PHOT1 and NPH3 and mediate hypocotyl phototropic bending.This review summarizes advances in phototropic growth and chloroplast movement induced by light.We also focus on how crosstalk in signaling between phototro-pism and chloroplast movement enhances weak light capture,providing a basis for future studies aiming to delineate the mechanism of light-trapping plants to improve light-use efficiency.
