An example of signal transduction in plants
{"Image DocumentName": "An example of signal transduction in plants", "Image ImageDescription": "1 Reception. 2 Transduction. 3 Response. CYTOPLASM. Plasma. membrane. Phytochrome. activated. by light. Cell. wall. Light. cGMP. Second messenger. produced. Specific. protein. kinase 1. Transcription. factor 1. NUCLEUS. P. Translation. De-etiolation. (greening) response. proteins. Ca2+ Ca2+ channel. opened. kinase 2. factor 2. 2 One pathway uses cGMP as a second messenger that activates a specific protein kinase.The other pathway involves an increase in cytoplasmic Ca2+ that activates another specific protein kinase. 3 Both pathways lead to expression. of genes for proteins that function in the de-etiolation (greening) response. 1 The light signal is detected by the phytochrome receptor, which then activates at least two signal transduction pathways. Figure 39.4.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}