The stomatal pores of plant leaves,situated in the epidermis and surrounded by a pair of guard cells,allow CO2 uptake for photosynthesis and water loss through transpiration.Blue light is one of the dominant environmental signals that control stomatal movements in leaves of plants in a natural environment.This blue light response is mediated by blue/UV A light-absorbing phototropins (phots) and cryptochromes (crys).Red/far-red light-absorbing phytochromes (phys) also play a role in the control of stomatal aperture.The signaling components that link the perception of light signals to the stomatal opening response are largely unknown.This review discusses a few newly discovered nuclear genes,their function with respect to the phot-,cry-,and phy-mediated signal transduction cascades,and possible involvement of circadian clock.