Current Biology
Volume 15, Issue 20, 25 October 2005, Pages R829-R832
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Photosensing Fungi: Phytochrome in the Spotlight

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Red light triggers asexual development and represses sexual development in the fungus Aspergillus nidulans. This response has been shown to require a phytochrome red/far-red light photoreceptor, FphA, which is cytoplasmic and binds a tetrapyrrole chromophore. FphA exhibits similarities to both plant and bacterial phytochromes.

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