Q&A: How do plants sense and respond to UV-B radiation?

Photoreceptors UVR8 and phytochrome B cooperate to optimize plant growth and defense in patchy canopies

(2015) Carlos A. Mazza et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Two Distinct Domains of the UVR8 Photoreceptor Interact with COP1 to Initiate UV-B Signaling in Arabidopsis

(2015) Ruohe Yin et al.   PLANT CELL

Light-Activated Phytochrome A and B Interact with Members of the SPA Family to Promote Photomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis by Reorganizing the COP1/SPA Complex

(2015) David J. Sheerin et al.   PLANT CELL

Optogenetic control of intracellular signaling pathways

(2015) Kai Zhang et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Dynamic crystallography reveals early signalling events in ultraviolet photoreceptor UVR8

(2015) Xiaoli Zeng et al.   Nature Plants

Structure and function of the UV-B photoreceptor UVR8

(2014) Gareth I Jenkins   CURRENT OPINION IN STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Theoretical Study on the UVR8 Photoreceptor: Sensing Ultraviolet-B by Tryptophan and Dissociation of Homodimer

(2014) Xin Li et al.   Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation

Photochemical Reaction Mechanism of UV-B-Induced Monomerization of UVR8 Dimers as the First Signaling Event in UV-B-Regulated Gene Expression in Plants

(2014) Min Wu et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Role of Arabidopsis UV RESISTANCE LOCUS 8 in Plant Growth Reduction under Osmotic Stress and Low Levels of UV-B

(2014) Rossella Fasano et al.   Molecular Plant

The UV-B Photoreceptor UVR8: From Structure to Physiology

(2014) G. I. Jenkins   PLANT CELL

UV-B-Responsive Association of the Arabidopsis bZIP Transcription Factor ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL5 with Target Genes, Including Its Own Promoter

(2014) M. Binkert et al.   PLANT CELL

Differential Accumulation of ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL5 Correlates with Hypocotyl Bending to Ultraviolet-B Light

(2014) Filip Vandenbussche et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Ultraviolet-B-Induced Stomatal Closure in Arabidopsis Is Regulated by the UV RESISTANCE LOCUS8 Photoreceptor in a Nitric Oxide-Dependent Mechanism

(2014) V. Tossi et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

UV-B detected by the UVR8 photoreceptor antagonizes auxin signaling and plant shade avoidance

(2014) S. Hayes et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

On the mechanism of photoinduced dimer dissociation in the plant UVR8 photoreceptor

(2014) A. A. Voityuk et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Photoactivated UVR8-COP1 Module Determines Photomorphogenic UV-B Signaling Output in Arabidopsis

(2014) Xi Huang et al.   PLoS Genetics

A light-triggered protein secretion system

(2013) Daniel Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Quenching Dynamics of Ultraviolet-Light Perception by UVR8 Photoreceptor

(2013) Zheyun Liu et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Multi-chromatic control of mammalian gene expression and signaling

(2013) Konrad Müller et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Reversion of the Arabidopsis UV-B photoreceptor UVR8 to the homodimeric ground state

(2013) M. Heijde et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Constitutively active UVR8 photoreceptor variant in Arabidopsis

(2013) M. Heijde et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Conversion from CUL4-based COP1-SPA E3 apparatus to UVR8-COP1-SPA complexes underlies a distinct biochemical function of COP1 under UV-B

(2013) X. Huang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Ultraviolet-B-mediated induction of protein–protein interactions in mammalian cells

(2013) Remco P. Crefcoeur et al.   Nature Communications

UV-B-induced photomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis

(2013) Jigang Li et al.   Protein & Cell

UVR8 Mediates UV-B-Induced Arabidopsis Defense Responses against Botrytis cinerea by Controlling Sinapate Accumulation

(2012) Patricia V. Demkura et al.   Molecular Plant

Structural basis of ultraviolet-B perception by UVR8

(2012) Di Wu et al.   NATURE

In Vivo Function of Tryptophans in the Arabidopsis UV-B Photoreceptor UVR8

(2012) A. O'Hara et al.   PLANT CELL

Arabidopsis FHY3 and HY5 Positively Mediate Induction of COP1 Transcription in Response to Photomorphogenic UV-B Light

(2012) X. Huang et al.   PLANT CELL

Rapid Reversion from Monomer to Dimer Regenerates the Ultraviolet-B Photoreceptor UV RESISTANCE LOCUS8 in Intact Arabidopsis Plants

(2012) M. Heilmann et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

C-terminal region of the UV-B photoreceptor UVR8 initiates signaling through interaction with the COP1 protein

(2012) C. Cloix et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Plant UVR8 Photoreceptor Senses UV-B by Tryptophan-Mediated Disruption of Cross-Dimer Salt Bridges

(2012) J. M. Christie et al.   SCIENCE

UV-B photoreceptor-mediated signalling in plants

(2012) Marc Heijde et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

The photomorphogenic repressors COP1 and DET1: 20 years later

(2012) On Sun Lau et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

UV-B exposure, ROS, and stress: inseparable companions or loosely linked associates?

(2012) Éva Hideg et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Functional interaction of the circadian clock and UV RESISTANCE LOCUS 8-controlled UV-B signaling pathways in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2011) Balázs Fehér et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Arabidopsis MAP kinase phosphatase 1 and its target MAP kinases 3 and 6 antagonistically determine UV-B stress tolerance, independent of the UVR8 photoreceptor pathway

(2011) Marina A. González Besteiro et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Perception of UV-B by the Arabidopsis UVR8 Protein

(2011) L. Rizzini et al.   SCIENCE

The action mechanisms of plant cryptochromes

(2011) Hongtao Liu et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Negative feedback regulation of UV-B-induced photomorphogenesis and stress acclimation in Arabidopsis

(2010) H. Gruber et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Interaction of COP1 and UVR8 regulates UV-B-induced photomorphogenesis and stress acclimation in Arabidopsis

(2009) Jean-Jacques Favory et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

UVR8 in Arabidopsis thaliana regulates multiple aspects of cellular differentiation during leaf development in response to ultraviolet B radiation

(2009) Jason J. Wargent et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST