Phytochromes: Methods and Protocols

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1.Investigation of Light-Regulated Protein-Protein Interactions using Yeast Two-Hybrid Assays
David J. Sheerin

2.Rapid Examination of Phytochrome-PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTOR (PIF) Interaction by In Vitro Co-Immunoprecipitation Assay
Inyup Paik and Enamul Huq

3.Characterization of Light-Regulated Protein-Protein Interactions by In Vivo Co-Immunoprecipitation (Co-IP) Assays from Plant
Ling Zhu and Enamul Huq

4.Detection of Phytochrome Phosphorylation in Plants
Eva Klement, Péter Gyula, and András Viczián

5.Detection of SUMOylated Phytochromes in Plants
Beatriz Orosa and András Viczián

6.Approaches to Identify Protein Ubiquitination Sites in Plants
Feifei Yu and Qi Xie

7.Expression, Purification, and Spectral Characterization of Phytochromes
Yun-Jeong Han, Jae-Yong Cho, and Jeong-Il Kim

8.In Vivo Spectroscopy
Cornelia Klose

9.Basic Phytochrome B Calculations
Robert W. Smith and Christian Fleck

10.Quantitative Analysis of Photobodies
Chan Yul Yoo, Desiree Williams, and Meng Chen

11.Regulation of Alternative Splicing by Phytochrome
Tomonao Matsushita

12.Phytochrome-Regulation of Seed Germination
Kijong Song and Giltsu Choi

13.Shade Avoidance and Neighbor Detection
Irma Roig-Villanova, Sandi Paulisic, and Jaime F. Martinez-Garcia

14.A Simple Method for Quantification of Protochlorophyllide in Etiolated Arabidopsis Seedlings
Matthew J. Terry and Sylwia M. Kacprzak

15.Measuring Phytochrome-Dependant Light-Input to the Plant Circadian Clock
Rachael J. Oakenfull, James Ronald, and Seth J. Davis

16.Characterization of Flowering Time Mutants
Xu Wang, Qing Liu, Wenjin He, Chentao Lin, and Qin Wang

17.Rapid Detection of Hormonal Involvement in Light Responses
Filip Vandenbussche

18.Phytochrome and Light Signaling in Marchantia
Keisuke Inoue, Ryuichi Nishihama, and Takayuki Kohchi

19.Analysis of Physcomitrella Phytochrome Mutants via Photo- and Polarotropism
Anna Lena Ermert, Fabian Stahl, Tanja Gans, and Jon Hughes

20.CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Knockout of Physcomitrella patens Phytochromes
Anna Lena Ermert, Fabien Nogué, Fabian Stahl, Tanja Gans, and Jon Hughes

21.Phylogenetic Methods to Study Light Signaling
Fay-Wei Li and Sarah Mathews