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How plants cope with UV-B: from perception to response.

Ruohe Yin1, Roman Ulm2

  • 1Department of Botany and Plant Biology, Section of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.

Current Opinion in Plant Biology
|April 16, 2017
PubMed
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Plants utilize a specific UV-B signaling pathway, mediated by the UVR8 photoreceptor, to regulate growth and development. Recent advances illuminate the UVR8 photocycle and its role in UV-B responses across different plant species.

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Area of Science:

  • Plant biology
  • Photobiology
  • Molecular signaling

Background:

  • Ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation impacts the biosphere.
  • Plants possess a UV-B signaling pathway involving the UVR8 photoreceptor.
  • This pathway controls crucial plant processes like growth, development, and acclimation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review recent advancements in understanding UVR8 signaling.
  • To summarize progress in UV-B response mechanisms.
  • To highlight studies in key model organisms like Arabidopsis and Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of recent research on UVR8 signaling.
  • Analysis of studies investigating UV-B perception and response.
  • Synthesis of findings from diverse plant systems.

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Main Results:

  • Significant progress has been made in elucidating the UVR8 photocycle.
  • Understanding of UV-B-induced protein-protein interactions has advanced.
  • Regulation of UVR8's subcellular localization and its physiological outcomes are better understood.

Conclusions:

  • The UVR8 photoreceptor is central to plant UV-B acclimation.
  • Continued research is refining our knowledge of UV-B signal transduction in plants.
  • Comparative studies in different species enhance our understanding of UV-B responses.