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positive regulation of photoreceptor cell differentiation

Known as: upregulation of photoreceptor differentiation, upregulation of photoreceptor cell differentiation, up-regulation of photoreceptor differentiation 
Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of photoreceptor cell differentiation. An example of this process is found in… Expand
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biological control
photoreceptor cell differentiation

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2017
2017
The UVB photoreceptor UVR8 mediates accumulation of UV-absorbing pigments, but not changes in plant morphology, under outdoor conditions.
UVB radiation is biologically active; in plants, it can induce a range of molecular, biochemical, morphological and developmental… Expand
2013
2013
Phytochromes and phytohormones: the shrinking degree of separation.
Any two people on Earth may be connected by a chain of ‘a friend of a friend’ in six steps or less, dubbed as the ‘six degrees of… Expand
2013
2013
Two structural components in CNGA3 support regulation of cone CNG channels by phosphoinositides
Cyclic nucleotide-gated (CNG) channels in retinal photoreceptors play a crucial role in vertebrate phototransduction. The ligand… Expand
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2010
2010
The role of the chromophore in the biological photoreceptor phytochrome: an approach using chemically synthesized tetrapyrroles.
In plants and bacteria, phytochromes serve as light-inducible, red-/far-red light sensitive photoreceptors that control a wide… Expand
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Review
2009
Review
2009
Mg2+/Ca2+ cation binding cycle of guanylyl cyclase activating proteins (GCAPs): role in regulation of photoreceptor guanylyl cyclase
Photon absorption by photoreceptors activates hydrolysis of cGMP, which shuts down cGMP-gated channels and decreases free Ca2… Expand
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2004
Review
2004
The molecular basis of sensing and responding to light in microorganisms
Photon absorption in biological signal transfer is mediated by a limited number of photoreceptor families, each characterised by… Expand
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2000
2000
In vivo assessment of photoreceptor function in human diseases caused by photoreceptor-specific gene mutations.
Publisher Summary Many human hereditary retinal degenerations are now known to be caused by mutations in genes that encode… Expand
1999
1999
The Canoe protein is necessary in adherens junctions for development of ommatidial architecture in the Drosophila compound eye
Abstract. Rhabdomeres of the Drosophila melanogaster canoemis1 mutant ommatidia were twisted, branched, and often fused to each… Expand
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1998
1998
Isolation and characterization of novel Chlamydomonas mutants that display phototaxis but not photophobic response.
The unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas displays two distinct kinds of behavioral response to light: phototaxis, in which cells… Expand
1991
1991
Affinity purification of the photoreceptor cGMP-gated cation channel.
The cGMP-gated cation channel is a member of a new family of channel proteins that appear to be directly regulated by cyclic… Expand
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