In vivo absorption spectra ofNeurospora crassa white collar photomutants

Benjamin A. Horwitz; Edward D. Lipson; Michael G. Schechtman

doi:10.1016/0147-5975(87)90039-9

In vivo absorption spectra ofNeurospora crassa white collar photomutants

Benjamin A. Horwitz, Edward D. Lipson, Michael G. Schechtman

Department of Physics

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1 Scopus citations

Abstract

White collar (wc) mutants ofNeurospora crassa, which lack several responses to blue light, did not have altered absorption spectra when compared to a control strain. We conclude either that thewc mutants do not lack photoreceptor pigments or alternatively that the photoreceptors are present at levels too low to detect. The results show that carotenoids can be genetically reduced to a level at which they should not interfere with spectrophotometric attempts to detect the blue light receptors.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	74-76
Number of pages	3
Journal	Experimental Mycology
Volume	11
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0147-5975(87)90039-9
State	Published - Mar 1987

Keywords

Neurospora
absorption spectra
blue light
carotenoids
genetics
white collar mutants

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Access to Document

10.1016/0147-5975(87)90039-9

Cite this

@article{f4ba67e5069948bb88324141cf8e2677,

title = "In vivo absorption spectra ofNeurospora crassa white collar photomutants",

abstract = "White collar (wc) mutants ofNeurospora crassa, which lack several responses to blue light, did not have altered absorption spectra when compared to a control strain. We conclude either that thewc mutants do not lack photoreceptor pigments or alternatively that the photoreceptors are present at levels too low to detect. The results show that carotenoids can be genetically reduced to a level at which they should not interfere with spectrophotometric attempts to detect the blue light receptors.",

keywords = "Neurospora, absorption spectra, blue light, carotenoids, genetics, white collar mutants",

author = "Horwitz, {Benjamin A.} and Lipson, {Edward D.} and Schechtman, {Michael G.}",

year = "1987",

month = mar,

doi = "10.1016/0147-5975(87)90039-9",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "11",

pages = "74--76",

journal = "Experimental Mycology",

issn = "0147-5975",

publisher = "Academic Press Inc.",

number = "1",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - In vivo absorption spectra ofNeurospora crassa white collar photomutants

AU - Horwitz, Benjamin A.

AU - Lipson, Edward D.

AU - Schechtman, Michael G.

PY - 1987/3

Y1 - 1987/3

N2 - White collar (wc) mutants ofNeurospora crassa, which lack several responses to blue light, did not have altered absorption spectra when compared to a control strain. We conclude either that thewc mutants do not lack photoreceptor pigments or alternatively that the photoreceptors are present at levels too low to detect. The results show that carotenoids can be genetically reduced to a level at which they should not interfere with spectrophotometric attempts to detect the blue light receptors.

AB - White collar (wc) mutants ofNeurospora crassa, which lack several responses to blue light, did not have altered absorption spectra when compared to a control strain. We conclude either that thewc mutants do not lack photoreceptor pigments or alternatively that the photoreceptors are present at levels too low to detect. The results show that carotenoids can be genetically reduced to a level at which they should not interfere with spectrophotometric attempts to detect the blue light receptors.

KW - Neurospora

KW - absorption spectra

KW - blue light

KW - carotenoids

KW - genetics

KW - white collar mutants

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=45949114721&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=45949114721&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/0147-5975(87)90039-9

DO - 10.1016/0147-5975(87)90039-9

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:45949114721

SN - 0147-5975

VL - 11

SP - 74

EP - 76

JO - Experimental Mycology

JF - Experimental Mycology

IS - 1

ER -

In vivo absorption spectra ofNeurospora crassa white collar photomutants

Abstract

Keywords

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this