Abstract
Plant phototropins (phot) exhibit a peculiar architecture such that two LOV domains (LOV1 and LOV2) are present in a tandem-like arrangement (N- terminal part of the protein), followed by a C-terminal serine/threonine kinase domain that catalyzes the light-driven autophosphorylation of phot ([Huala et al 1997]). The three-dimensional structure of the LOV1 domain from the green algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii ([Fedorov et al 2003]) and the LOV2 domain from the fern Adiantum capillus-veneris ([Crosson and Moffat 2001], [2002]) have both been determined in the dark state as well as in the corresponding long-lived interme- diate state.
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Heberle, J. (2005). Vibrational Spectroscopy Explores the Photoreaction of LOV Domains. In: Wada, M., Shimazaki, Ki., Iino, M. (eds) Light Sensing in Plants. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/4-431-27092-2_17
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