AUTHOR=Lamparter Tilman , Xue Peng , Elkurdi Afaf , Kaeser Gero , Sauthof Luisa , Scheerer Patrick , Krauß Norbert 

TITLE=Phytochromes in Agrobacterium fabrum

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Plant Science

VOLUME=12

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.642801

DOI=10.3389/fpls.2021.642801

ISSN=1664-462X

ABSTRACT=<p>The focus of this review is on the phytochromes Agp1 and Agp2 of <italic>Agrobacterium fabrum</italic>. These are involved in regulation of conjugation, gene transfer into plants, and other effects. Since crystal structures of both phytochromes are known, the phytochrome system of <italic>A. fabrum</italic> provides a tool for following the entire signal transduction cascade starting from light induced conformational changes to protein interaction and the triggering of DNA transfer processes.</p>