Characterization of spa mutants in the moss Physcomitrella provides evidence for functional divergence of SPA genes during the evolution of land plants

Origin and Evolution of Core Components Responsible for Monitoring Light Environment Changes during Plant Terrestrialization

(2019) Xue Han et al.   Molecular Plant

The Chara Genome: Secondary Complexity and Implications for Plant Terrestrialization

(2018) Tomoaki Nishiyama et al.   CELL

Great moments in evolution: the conquest of land by plants

(2018) Stefan A Rensing   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Photoreceptor-mediated regulation of the COP1/SPA E3 ubiquitin ligase

(2018) Roman Podolec et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

The Physcomitrella patens gene atlas project: large-scale RNA-seq based expression data

(2018) Pierre-François Perroud et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

The Physcomitrella patens chromosome-scale assembly reveals moss genome structure and evolution

(2018) Daniel Lang et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Characterization of Phytochrome Interacting Factors from the Moss Physcomitrella patens Illustrates Conservation of Phytochrome Signaling Modules in Land Plants

(2017) Anja Possart et al.   PLANT CELL

Evolutionary origin of phytochrome responses and signaling in land plants

(2017) Keisuke Inoue et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

SPA Proteins Affect the Subcellular Localization of COP1 in the COP1/SPA Ubiquitin Ligase Complex during Photomorphogenesis

(2017) Martin Balcerowicz et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

The Transcription Factor COL12 Is a Substrate of the COP1/SPA E3 Ligase and Regulates Flowering Time and Plant Architecture

(2017) Natalia Ordoñez-Herrera et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Phytochromes and Phytochrome Interacting Factors

(2017) Vinh Ngoc Pham et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

The blue light-induced interaction of cryptochrome 1 with COP1 requires SPA proteins during Arabidopsis light signaling

(2017) Xu Holtkotte et al.   PLoS Genetics

A Transcriptome Atlas of Physcomitrella patens Provides Insights into the Evolution and Development of Land Plants

(2016) Carlos Ortiz-Ramírez et al.   Molecular Plant

CRISPR-Cas9-mediated efficient directed mutagenesis and RAD51-dependent and RAD51-independent gene targeting in the mossPhyscomitrella patens

(2016) Cécile Collonnier et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Phytochrome Signaling Is Mediated by PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTOR in the LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha

(2016) Keisuke Inoue et al.   PLANT CELL

SPA proteins: SPAnning the gap between visible light and gene expression

(2016) Chiara Menon et al.   PLANTA

Phytochromes: More Than Meets the Eye

(2016) Stefan A. Rensing et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Simple and Efficient Targeting of Multiple Genes Through CRISPR-Cas9 in Physcomitrella patens.

(2016) M. Lopez-Obando et al.   G3-Genes Genomes Genetics

Integration of light and metabolic signals for stem cell activation at the shoot apical meristem

(2016) Anne Pfeiffer et al.   eLife

A cop1 spa Mutant Deficient in COP1 and SPA Proteins Reveals Partial Co-Action of COP1 and SPA during Arabidopsis Post-Embryonic Development and Photomorphogenesis

(2015) Natalia Ordoñez-Herrera et al.   Molecular Plant

Photoreceptor Specificity in the Light-Induced and COP1-Mediated Rapid Degradation of the Repressor of Photomorphogenesis SPA2 in Arabidopsis

(2015) Song Chen et al.   PLoS Genetics

Functional analysis of COP1 and SPA orthologs from Physcomitrella and rice during photomorphogenesis of transgenic Arabidopsis reveals distinct evolutionary conservation

(2014) Aashish Ranjan et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

An Evolutionarily Conserved Signaling Mechanism Mediates Far-Red Light Responses in Land Plants

(2013) Anja Possart et al.   PLANT CELL

The Evolution of Flavin-Binding Photoreceptors: An Ancient Chromophore Serving Trendy Blue-Light Sensors

(2012) Aba Losi et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Distinct phytochrome actions in nonvascular plants revealed by targeted inactivation of phytobilin biosynthesis

(2012) Y.-R. Chen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Functional Characterization of HY5 Homolog Genes Involved in Early Light-Signaling inPhyscomitrella patens

(2011) Saori YAMAWAKI et al.   BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Light exposure of Arabidopsis seedlings causes rapid de-stabilization as well as selective post-translational inactivation of the repressor of photomorphogenesis SPA2

(2010) Martin Balcerowicz et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Genome-wide analysis of the chalcone synthase superfamily genes of Physcomitrella patens

(2009) P. K. Harshavardhan Koduri et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

SPA1 and DET1 act together to control photomorphogenesis throughout plant development

(2009) Markus Nixdorf et al.   PLANTA

Multiple Phytochrome-Interacting bHLH Transcription Factors Repress Premature Seedling Photomorphogenesis in Darkness

(2008) Pablo Leivar et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Distinct Light-Initiated Gene Expression and Cell Cycle Programs in the Shoot Apex and Cotyledons of Arabidopsis

(2008) E. Lopez-Juez et al.   PLANT CELL

Biochemical Characterization of Arabidopsis Complexes Containing CONSTITUTIVELY PHOTOMORPHOGENIC1 and SUPPRESSOR OF PHYA Proteins in Light Control of Plant Development

(2008) D. Zhu et al.   PLANT CELL