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Review the mechanisms linking UV-B light perception to protective metabolic programs and identify novel candidate genes bridging signaling cascades with metabolite biosynthesis.

December 1, 2011Plant Signaling & BehaviorOpen Access

Transcriptional and metabolic programs following exposure of plants to UV-B irradiation

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TTTakayuki TohgeMax Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology MKMiyako KusanoUniversity of Tsukuba AFAtsushi FukushimaKyoto Prefectural University

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Review and co-expression network analysis uncover gene candidates linking light signaling to protective metabolite production in plants, highlighting molecular mechanisms of UV-B adaptation.

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Review the mechanisms linking UV-B light perception to protective metabolic programs and identify novel candidate genes bridging signaling cascades with metabolite biosynthesis.
Synthesized current literature on UV-B signaling cascades, specifically the UVR/COP/HY5 pathway, and the biosynthesis of protective secondary metabolites such as flavonoids and vitamins.
Conducted co-expression network analyses using publicly available gene expression datasets to identify candidate genes connecting light signaling to metabolic transcription.
Summarized the characterization of UV-B signaling cascades identified through forward genetics and mutant sensitivity screens.
Identified novel candidate genes within co-expression networks that functionally link photoreceptor-mediated transcriptional regulation directly to metabolic pathways.

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Tohge et al. (2011) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a89717fab4588dbccfb9288 https://doi.org/10.4161/psb.6.12.18240

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Review and co-expression network analysis uncover gene candidates linking light signaling to protective metabolite production in plants, highlighting molecular mechanisms of UV-B adaptation.

Transcriptional and metabolic programs following exposure of plants to UV-B irradiation

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Transcriptional and metabolic programs following exposure of plants to UV-B irradiation

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