Entries by David Favero

Leaf position makes a difference: the ABCB19 auxin transporter affects light perception

December 9, 2020 in , , , /by

Author: David S. Favero1 (ORCID: 0000-0002-6879-0323) David.favero@riken.jp Affiliation: 1RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045 Japan  Main text: As autotrophs, plants must maintain photosynthesis to thrive. In order for this to happen, a plant’s chlorophyll must absorb sufficient sunlight to efficiently drive the light-dependent photosynthetic reactions. Most photosynthesis occurs in leaves, which possess […]

A Chloroplast-derived Signal Attenuates Growth in Red Light by Acting on the phyB-PIF Pathway

September 17, 2020 in , , , /by

Author: David S. Favero1 (ORCID: 0000-0002-6879-0323) david.favero@riken.jp Affiliation: 1RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045 Japan  Plant growth and development are regulated by a complex network of signals, many of which converge at the nucleus and affect gene transcription. Retrograde signals are transduced to the nucleus from organelles such as plastids and mitochondria […]