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11251826

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-3-19
pubmed:abstractText
The ascomycete Neurospora crassa has the capacity of adapting to a given light quantity, leading to transient blue light responses under continuous light conditions. Here, we present an investigation of this photoadaptation phenomenon. We demonstrated previously that two proteins of the Neurospora blue light signal transduction chain, WC1 and WC2, are subject to light-dependent phosphorylation. WC1 was phosphorylated in parallel with the transient increase in transcript levels of light-regulated genes. Using the light-dependent phosphorylation of WC1 as a marker for an active signalling state of WC1, we show that the transiency of Neurospora blue light responses results from desensitization of the photoreceptor and/or the signalling cascade. Furthermore, a Neurospora mutant was characterized that revealed a specific defect in photoadaptation. In this mutant, the transient expression of light-regulated genes under continuous light, the temporary insensitivity after a light pulse and the capability of differentiating between and adapting to low and high light intensities were abolished. The corresponding protein seems to represent a central component of a negative feedback desensitization mechanism. This negative feedback regulation requires continuous and light-dependent protein de novo biosynthesis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0950-382X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
39
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1080-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Blue light adaptation and desensitization of light signal transduction in Neurospora crassa.
pubmed:affiliation
Lehrstuhl für Physiologie und Biochemie der Pflanzen, Universität Konstanz, Postfach 5560 M602, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't