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A Dominant Mutation in the Pea PHYA Gene Confers Enhanced Responses to Light and Impairs the Light-Dependent Degradation of Phytochrome A

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posted on 2023-05-16, 15:01 authored by James WellerJames Weller, Batge, SL, Jennifer SmithJennifer Smith, Kerckhoffs, LH, Sineshchekov, VA, Ian MurfetIan Murfet, James ReidJames Reid
Phytochrome A (phyA) is an important photoreceptor controlling many processes throughout the plant life cycle. It is unique within the phytochrome family for its ability to mediate photomorphogenic responses to continuous far-red light and for the strong photocontrol of its transcript level and protein stability. Here we describe a dominant mutant of garden pea (Pisum sativum) that displays dramatically enhanced responses to light, early photoperiod-independent flowering, and impaired photodestruction of phyA. The mutant carries a single base substitution in the PHYA gene that is genetically inseparable from the mutant phenotype. This substitution is predicted to direct the replacement of a conserved Ala in an N-terminal region of PHYA that is highly divergent between phyA and other phytochromes. This result identifies a region of the phyA photoreceptor molecule that may play an important role in its fate after photoconversion.

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Publication title

Plant Physiology

Volume

135

Issue

4

Pagination

2186-2195

ISSN

0032-0889

Department/School

School of Natural Sciences

Publisher

American Society of Plant Biologists

Place of publication

USA

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  • Restricted

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Grain legumes

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