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The PDB code of phyA in the Protein Data Bank is 8IFF. Accession code of phyA cryo-EM maps (including the 3.1 Å primary map and the 3.4 Å additional map) in the EM Database is EMD-35415.
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We thank the Cryo-EM Center of School of Advanced Agricultural Sciences of Peking University and the Center for Protein Research of Huazhong Agricultural University for technical support. We thank Prof. Yu Zhang, from CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, for providing Arabidopsis-suspension-cell line T87. We thank the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32071211), the Major Project of Hubei Hongshan Laboratory (2021hszd011), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2662022SKQD006, 2662023PY001). Dr. Chen Zhou thanks the BaiChuan fellowship of the College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University.
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P.Y. conceived the project. J.W., C.Z., and L.M. prepared protein samples and performed functional assays. Q.W. prepared cryo-EM sample and collected data. Z.G. performed cryo-EM data processing and model building. L.M. and P.Y. wrote the manuscript. All authors analyzed the data.
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Wang, J., Zhou, C., Guan, Z. et al. Plant phytochrome A in the Pr state assembles as an asymmetric dimer. Cell Res 33, 802–805 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41422-023-00847-7
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