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Photoreceptor Signaling Networks in Plant Responses to Shade

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Casal, Jorge J.·2013·Annual Review of Plant Biology

DOI 10.1146/annurev-arplant-050312-120221

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The dynamic light environment of vegetation canopies is perceived by phytochromes, cryptochromes, phototropins, and UV RESISTANCE LOCUS 8 (UVR8). These receptors control avoidance responses to preclude exposure to limiting or excessive light and acclimation responses to cope with conditions that cannot be avoided. The low red/far-red ratios of shade light reduce phytochrome B activity, which allows PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTORS (PIFs) to directly activate the transcription of auxin-synthesis genes, leading to shade-avoidance responses. Direct PIF interaction with DELLA proteins links gibberellin and brassinosteroid signaling to shade avoidance. Shade avoidance also requires CONSTITUTIVE PHOTOMORPHOGENESIS 1 (COP1), a target of cryptochromes, phytochromes, and UVR8. Multiple regulatory loops and the input of the circadian clock create a complex network able to respond even to subtle threats of competition with neighbors while still compensating for major environmental fluctuations such as the day-night cycles.

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Authors: Casal, J. J.
Affiliations: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (AR)
Corresponding author: Casal, Jorge J.
ORCID: Casal, Jorge J.
Venue: Annual Review of Plant Biology
Publisher: Annual Reviews
Published: 2013-04-29
Volume: 64
Issue: 1
Pages: 403-427
ISSN: 1543-5008 (ISSN-L)
1545-2123
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-arplant-050312-120221
OpenAlex: W2107201571
Cited by: 865
References: 144
Citations by year: 2026: 81 · 2025: 66 · 2024: 72 · 2023: 61 · 2022: 79 · 2021: 91 · 2020: 67 · 2019: 60 · 2018: 62 · 2017: 60 · 2016: 58 · 2015: 44 · 2014: 51 · 2013: 13
FWCI: 5.94
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
hdl.handle.net
Licence: cc-by-nc-nd
Locations: Annual Review of Plant Biology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
CONICET Digital (CONICET) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Funders: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Universidad de Buenos Aires (CONICET)
Topics: Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Light effects on plants
Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Plant Parasitism and Resistance
Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Plant Molecular Biology Research
Keywords: shade avoidance, photoreceptors, phytochrome, cryptochrome, phototropin, UVR8, phytochrome-interacting factors, DELLA proteins, gibberellin signaling, brassinosteroid signaling, auxin biosynthesis, COP1, circadian clock, red:far-red ratio, plant light signaling, canopy light environment
MeSH terms: Gibberellins, Light, Phytochrome, Plant Growth Regulators, Plants, Signal Transduction, Ecosystem, Photoreceptors, Plant

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