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Mendeley readers
| Title |
Q&A: How do plants sense and respond to UV-B radiation?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Biology, June 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12915-015-0156-y |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Roman Ulm, Gareth I Jenkins |
| Abstract |
Plants are able to sense UV-B through the UV-B photoreceptor UVR8. UV-B photon absorption by a UVR8 homodimer leads to UVR8 monomerization and interaction with the downstream signaling factor COP1. This then initiates changes in gene expression, which lead to several metabolic and morphological alterations. A major response is the activation of mechanisms associated with UV-B acclimation and UV-B tolerance, including biosynthesis of sunscreen metabolites, antioxidants and DNA repair enzymes. To balance the response, UVR8 is inactivated by regulated re-dimerization. Apart from their importance for plants, UVR8 and its interacting protein COP1 have already proved useful for the optogenetic toolkit used to engineer synthetic light-dependent responses. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 8 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| France | 1 | 13% |
| Mexico | 1 | 13% |
| Malta | 1 | 13% |
| United States | 1 | 13% |
| Canada | 1 | 13% |
| Unknown | 3 | 38% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 3 | 38% |
| Members of the public | 3 | 38% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 145 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| New Zealand | 1 | <1% |
| Belgium | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Poland | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 138 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 26 | 18% |
| Researcher | 22 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 17 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 16 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 10 | 7% |
| Other | 26 | 18% |
| Unknown | 28 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 71 | 49% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 27 | 19% |
| Environmental Science | 6 | 4% |
| Engineering | 2 | 1% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 1% |
| Other | 3 | 2% |
| Unknown | 34 | 23% |