Blue-light receptors that regulate a range of physiological responses in PLANTS. Examples include: PHOTOTROPISM, light-induced stomatal opening, and CHLOROPLAST movements in response to changes in light intensity.
Entry Term(s)
Phototropin
Registry Number
0
Public MeSH Note
2010; PHOTOTROPIN (now PHOTOTROPINS) was indexed under FLAVOPROTEINS 1999-2009 and under PLANT PROTEINS 1990-1998
History Note
2010(1990); for PHOTROPIN use CHRYPTOCHROME PROTEINS 1990-2009
Blue-light receptors that regulate a range of physiological responses in PLANTS. Examples include: PHOTOTROPISM, light-induced stomatal opening, and CHLOROPLAST movements in response to changes in light intensity.
