Turning to the Light

2,827 views · Published 9 June 2010 · 4:31 · Indexed 25 September 2026

Channel: Cell Press · 2010 · Science & Technology

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In Arabidopsis, light induces the translocation of phytochrome photoreceptors from the cytoplasm to subnuclear compartment called phytochrome nuclear bodies. Watch and listen as Joanne Chory and Meng Chen take you on a brief, personally guided tour of their findings that these bodies are sites where key transcription factors and photoreceptors are proteolyzed to allow the appropriate light response.

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