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Cryptochrome 2 is necessary for promoting a blue light-independent chloroplast signal to control cellular degradation
David W. Tano, Kyle R. Palos, Karen E. Fisher…·Jesse D. Woodson
This paper shows that cryptochrome 2 (CRY2) promotes chloroplast degradation and programmed cell death via a blue light-independent pathway, uncoupling 1O2 signaling from cellular stress responses.
DOI 10.64898/2025.12.01.690775