The loss of phytochrome photoreversibility in vitro
- 1 January 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Planta
- Vol. 135 (3), 217-223
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00384893
Abstract
“Killer”, a substance extracted from stem tissue of etiolated pea seedlings (Pisum sativum L. v. Alaska), interacts specifically with the far-red-absorbing form of phytochrome (Pfr) in vitro in a temperature-independent, rapid, stoichiometric fashion to cause a loss of phytochrome photoreversibility. The chromatographic, solubility, and spectral properties of partially purified fractions indicate that Killer is a cyclic, unsaturated molecule containing ionizible hydroxyl groups; its molecular weight is unknown, although probably low. Possible mechanisms by which the Killer-phytochrome interaction results in the loss of photoreversibility are discussed.Keywords
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