Abstract
Shortly after the identification of phytochrome as a chromoprotein, Butler and Lane (1965) raised the question of whether the ‘bulk’ phytochrome detected in etiolated seedlings was physiologically functional, or whether only the much smaller amount of phytochrome that remains in continuous illumination might be active. The implication was that these two pools of phytochrome differed from one another, either in their physicochemical properties or in their cellular distribution and/or subcellular localization. Subsequently, Hillman (1967) in a seminal review suggested by analogy to other pigment-protein complexes “…the likelihood that several phytochromes may exist, differing only slightly in structure but significantly in biological activity.”
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Pratt, L.H., Cordonnier, MM., Wang, YC., Stewart, S.J., Moyer, M. (1991). Evidence for three Phytochromes in Avena . In: Thomas, B., Johnson, C.B. (eds) Phytochrome Properties and Biological Action. NATO ASI Series, vol 50. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75130-1_3
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