Phytochromes measure photoperiod in Brachypodium
M. Gao, F. Geng, C. Klose, A.-M. Staudt, H. Huang, D. Nguyen, H. Lan, T. C. Mockler, D. A. Nusinow, A. Hiltbrunner, E. Schaefer, P. A. Wigge, K. E. Jaeger
This study shows that phytochrome C (phyC) in Brachypodium distachyon acts as a molecular timer that communicates night length information to the circadian clock protein ELF3, regulating photoperiodic responses.
bioRxiv · Jul 9, 2019 · PreprintPlant Biology