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Light regulated transcription in higher plants

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Studies on the function of plant promoters have demonstrated the presence of regulatorycis-acting elements that mediate developmental or environmental signals. Analysis of many light-responsive genes showed thatcis-acting elements responsible for light regulated transcription are located within the 5′ upstream region. Numerous light responsivecis-acting elements andtrans-acting factors have been identified and characterized. The present article reviews the recent advances in studies of light regulated transcriptional regulation and signal transduction.

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LRE:

light responsive element

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  2. Laboratory of Plant Molecular Biology, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, 10021, New York, NY, USA

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Hiratsuka, K., Chua, NH. Light regulated transcription in higher plants. J. Plant Res. 110, 131–139 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02506852

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