Evolution of UV-B regulation and protection in plants.

T Wang, L O Bjorn, S Widell

Journal: Advances in space research : the official journal of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) 2003;30(6):1557-62

PMID: 12575721

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Abstract

Plants have evolved under the influence of UV-B radiation and have acquired systems for monitoring it and investing appropriate resources for protection against it, i.e., filters, quenchers of radicals and reactive oxygen species, and repair systems. An hypothesis for how plants monitor radiation has been presented.

Address: Lund University, Department of Cell and Organism Biology, Lund, Sweden.

DOI: 10.1016/s0273-1177(02)00371-x

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MeSH Terms: Amino Acids, Biological Evolution, Cyanobacteria, DNA Repair, Dehydrocholesterols, Deoxyribodipyrimidine Photo-Lyase, Eukaryota, Flavonoids, Pigments, Biological, Plants, Radiation Tolerance, Ultraviolet Rays