FEATURES

DESCRIPTION

Also known as BPHY_DEIRA, bphP. Photoreceptor which exists in two forms that are reversibly interconvertible by light: the R form that absorbs maximally in the red region of the spectrum and the FR form that absorbs maximally in the far-red region. Has also a slight blue shift for the far-red maximum. Could also absorb green light. May participate in regulating pigment synthesis like the carotenoid deinoxanthin which could protect the bacterium from intense visible light.

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uniprot
enzyme classification

bphP

Bacteriophytochrome

bphP

Molecular Synopsis