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Disruption of the LOV-Jalpha helix interaction activates phototropin kinase activity.
Biochemistry - 28 Dec 2004
Harper Shannon M, Christie John M, Gardner Kevin H
Abstract excerpt
Light plays a crucial role in activating phototropins, a class of plant photoreceptors that are sensitive to blue and UV-A wavelengths. Previous studies indicated that phototropin uses a bound flavin mononucleotide (FMN) within its light-oxygen-voltage (LOV) domain to generate a protein-flavin covalent bond under illumination. In the C-terminal LOV2 domain of Avena sativa phototropin 1, formation of this bond...
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