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Virdi AS, Singh S, Singh P. Abiotic stress responses in plants: roles of calmodulin-regulated proteins. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:809. [PMID: 26528296 PMCID: PMC4604306 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2015] [Accepted: 09/16/2015] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Intracellular changes in calcium ions (Ca(2+)) in response to different biotic and abiotic stimuli are detected by various sensor proteins in the plant cell. Calmodulin (CaM) is one of the most extensively studied Ca(2+)-sensing proteins and has been shown to be involved in transduction of Ca(2+) signals. After interacting with Ca(2+), CaM undergoes conformational change and influences the activities of a diverse range of CaM-binding proteins. A number of CaM-binding proteins have also been implicated in stress responses in plants, highlighting the central role played by CaM in adaptation to adverse environmental conditions. Stress adaptation in plants is a highly complex and multigenic response. Identification and characterization of CaM-modulated proteins in relation to different abiotic stresses could, therefore, prove to be essential for a deeper understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved in abiotic stress tolerance in plants. Various studies have revealed involvement of CaM in regulation of metal ions uptake, generation of reactive oxygen species and modulation of transcription factors such as CAMTA3, GTL1, and WRKY39. Activities of several kinases and phosphatases have also been shown to be modulated by CaM, thus providing further versatility to stress-associated signal transduction pathways. The results obtained from contemporary studies are consistent with the proposed role of CaM as an integrator of different stress signaling pathways, which allows plants to maintain homeostasis between different cellular processes. In this review, we have attempted to present the current state of understanding of the role of CaM in modulating different stress-regulated proteins and its implications in augmenting abiotic stress tolerance in plants.
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- Amardeep S. Virdi
- Texture Analysis Laboratory, Department of Food Science & Technology, Guru Nanak Dev UniversityAmritsar, India
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- Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Guru Nanak Dev UniversityAmritsar, India
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- Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Guru Nanak Dev UniversityAmritsar, India
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Sanyal SK, Pandey A, Pandey GK. The CBL-CIPK signaling module in plants: a mechanistic perspective. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2015; 155:89-108. [PMID: 25953089 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.12344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2014] [Revised: 04/04/2015] [Accepted: 04/07/2015] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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In a given environment, plants are constantly exposed to multitudes of stimuli. These stimuli are sensed and transduced to generate a diverse array of responses by several signal transduction pathways. Calcium (Ca2+ ) signaling is one such important pathway involved in transducing a large number of stimuli or signals in both animals and plants. Ca2+ engages a plethora of decoders to mediate signaling in plants. Among these groups of decoders, the sensor responder complex of calcineurin B-like protein (CBL) and CBL-interacting protein kinases (CIPKs) play a very significant role in transducing these signals. The signal transduction mechanism in most cases is phosphorylation events, but some structural role for the pair has also come to light recently. In this review, we discuss the structural nature of the sensor-responder duo; their mechanism of substrate phosphorylation and also their structural role in modulating targets. Moreover, the mechanism of complex formation and mechanistic role of protein phosphatases with CBL-CIPK module has been mentioned. A comparison of CBL-CIPK with other decoders of Ca2+ signaling in plants also signifies the relatedness and diversity in signaling pathways. Further an attempt has been made to compare this aspect of Ca2+ signaling pathways in different plant species to develop a holistic understanding of conservation of stimulus-response-coupling mediated by this Ca2+ -CBL-CIPK module.
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- Sibaji K Sanyal
- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi South Campus, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi, 110021, India
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi South Campus, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi, 110021, India
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi South Campus, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi, 110021, India
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Hartmann J, Fischer C, Dietrich P, Sauter M. Kinase activity and calmodulin binding are essential for growth signaling by the phytosulfokine receptor PSKR1. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2014; 78:192-202. [PMID: 24495073 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2013] [Revised: 01/16/2014] [Accepted: 01/22/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The cell growth-promoting peptide phytosulfokine (PSK) is perceived by leucine-rich repeat (LRR) receptor kinases. To elucidate PSK receptor function we analyzed PSKR1 kinase activity and binding to Ca(2+) sensors and evaluated the contribution of these activities to growth control in planta. Ectopically expressed PSKR1 was capable of auto- and transphosphorylation. Replacement of a conserved lysine within the ATP-binding region by a glutamate resulted in the inhibition of auto- and transphosphorylation kinase activities. Expression of the kinase-inactive PSKR1(K762E) receptor in the pskr null background did not restore root or shoot growth. Instead, the mutant phenotype was enhanced suggesting that the inactive receptor protein exerts growth-inhibitory activity. Bioinformatic analysis predicted a putative calmodulin (CaM)-binding site within PSKR1 kinase subdomain VIa. Bimolecular fluorescence complementation analysis demonstrated that PSKR1 binds to all isoforms of CaM, more weakly to the CaM-like protein CML8 but apparently not to CML9. Mutation of a conserved tryptophan (W831S) within the predicted CaM-binding site strongly reduced CaM binding. Expression of PSKR1(W831S) in the pskr null background resulted in growth inhibition that was similar to that of the kinase-inactive receptor. We conclude that PSK signaling requires Ca(2+) /CaM binding and kinase activity of PSKR1 in planta. We further propose that the inactivated kinase interferes with other growth-promoting signaling pathway(s).
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- Jens Hartmann
- Entwicklungsbiologie und Physiologie der Pflanzen, Universität Kiel, Am Botanischen Garten 5, Kiel, 24118, Germany
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Rigó G, Ayaydin F, Tietz O, Zsigmond L, Kovács H, Páy A, Salchert K, Darula Z, Medzihradszky KF, Szabados L, Palme K, Koncz C, Cséplő Á. Inactivation of plasma membrane-localized CDPK-RELATED KINASE5 decelerates PIN2 exocytosis and root gravitropic response in Arabidopsis. THE PLANT CELL 2013; 25:1592-608. [PMID: 23673979 PMCID: PMC3694694 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.113.110452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2013] [Revised: 04/17/2013] [Accepted: 04/26/2013] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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CRK5 is a member of the Arabidopsis thaliana Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent kinase-related kinase family. Here, we show that inactivation of CRK5 inhibits primary root elongation and delays gravitropic bending of shoots and roots. Reduced activity of the auxin-induced DR5-green fluorescent protein reporter suggests that auxin is depleted from crk5 root tips. However, no tip collapse is observed and the transcription of genes for auxin biosynthesis, AUXIN TRANSPORTER/AUXIN TRANSPORTER-LIKE PROTEIN (AUX/LAX) auxin influx, and PIN-FORMED (PIN) efflux carriers is unaffected by the crk5 mutation. Whereas AUX1, PIN1, PIN3, PIN4, and PIN7 display normal localization, PIN2 is depleted from apical membranes of epidermal cells and shows basal to apical relocalization in the cortex of the crk5 root transition zone. This, together with an increase in the number of crk5 lateral root primordia, suggests facilitated auxin efflux through the cortex toward the elongation zone. CRK5 is a plasma membrane-associated kinase that forms U-shaped patterns facing outer lateral walls of epidermis and cortex cells. Brefeldin inhibition of exocytosis stimulates CRK5 internalization into brefeldin bodies. CRK5 phosphorylates the hydrophilic loop of PIN2 in vitro, and PIN2 shows accelerated accumulation in brefeldin bodies in the crk5 mutant. Delayed gravitropic response of the crk5 mutant thus likely reflects defective phosphorylation of PIN2 and deceleration of its brefeldin-sensitive membrane recycling.
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- Gábor Rigó
- Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Center, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Center, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Biology II/Molecular Plant Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Center, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
- Department of Plant Biology, University of Szeged, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Center, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Center, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
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- BASF Plant Science, DNA Landmarks, Quebec J3B 6X3, Canada
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- Laboratory of Proteomics Research, Biological Research Center of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
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- Laboratory of Proteomics Research, Biological Research Center of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, California 94158
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- Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Center, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Biology II/Molecular Plant Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Center, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
- Max-Planck Institute für Züchtungschforshung, D-50829 Cologne, Germany
- Address correspondence to
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- Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Center, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
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Yamamoto M, Shitsukawa N, Yamada M, Kato K, Takumi S, Kawaura K, Ogihara Y, Murai K. Identification of a novel homolog for a calmodulin-binding protein that is upregulated in alloplasmic wheat showing pistillody. PLANTA 2013. [PMID: 23192388 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-012-1812-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Intracellular signaling pathways between the mitochondria and the nucleus are important in both normal and abnormal development in plants. The homeotic transformation of stamens into pistil-like structures (a phenomenon termed pistillody) in cytoplasmic substitution (alloplasmic) lines of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) has been suggested to be induced by mitochondrial retrograde signaling, one of the forms of intracellular communication. We showed previously that the mitochondrial gene orf260 could alter the expression of nuclear class B MADS-box genes to induce pistillody. To elucidate the interactions between orf260 and nuclear homeotic genes, we performed a microarray analysis to compare gene expression patterns in the young spikes of a pistillody line and a normal line. We identified five genes that showed higher expression levels in the pistillody line. Quantitative expression analysis using real-time PCR indicated that among these five genes, Wheat Calmodulin-Binding Protein 1 (WCBP1) was significantly upregulated in young spikes of the pistillody line. The amino acid sequence of WCBP1 was predicted from the full-length cDNA sequence and found to encode a novel plant calmodulin-binding protein. RT-PCR analysis indicated that WCBP1 was preferentially expressed in young spikes at an early stage and decreased during spike maturation, indicating that it was associated with spikelet/floret development. Furthermore, in situ hybridization analysis suggested that WCBP1 was highly expressed in the pistil-like stamens at early to late developmental stages. These results indicate that WCBP1 plays a role in formation and development of pistil-like stamens induced by mitochondrial retrograde signaling.
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- Mika Yamamoto
- Department of Bioscience, Fukui Prefectural University, 4-1-1 Matsuoka-kenjojima, Eiheiji-cho, Yoshida-gun, Fukui, 910-1195, Japan
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Li RJ, Hu ZY, Zhang HS, Zhan GM, Wang HZ, Hua W. Cloning and functions analysis of a pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase in Brassica napus. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2011; 30:1533-1540. [PMID: 21461604 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-011-1066-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2011] [Revised: 03/11/2011] [Accepted: 03/18/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (PDK) is a negative regulator of the mitochondrial pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (mtPDC), which plays a key role in intermediary metabolism. In this study, a 1,490-bp PDK in Brassica napus (BnPDK1) was isolated and cloned from Brassica cDNA library. BnPDK1 has an 1,104 open reading frame encoding 367 amino acids. Genomic DNA gel blot analysis result indicated that BnPDK1 is a multi-copy gene. RNA gel blot analysis and RNA in situ hybridization were used to determine the expression of BnPDK1 in different organs. BnPDK1 gene was ubiquitously expressed in almost all the tissues tested, having the highest expression in the stamen and the young silique. Over-expression of BnPDK1 in transgenic Arabidopsis lines would repress the PDC activity, and resulted in the decrease of seed oil content and leaf photosynthesis. These results implied that BnPDK1 was involved in the regulation of fatty acid biosynthesis in developing seeds.
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- Rong-Jun Li
- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, People's Republic of China
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Park HC, Park CY, Koo SC, Cheong MS, Kim KE, Kim MC, Lim CO, Lee SY, Yun DJ, Chung WS. AtCML8, a calmodulin-like protein, differentially activating CaM-dependent enzymes in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2010; 29:1297-304. [PMID: 20820784 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-010-0916-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2010] [Revised: 07/21/2010] [Accepted: 08/17/2010] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Plants express many calmodulins (CaMs) and calmodulin-like (CML) proteins that sense and transduce different Ca(2+) signals. Previously, we reported divergent soybean (Glycine max) CaM isoforms (GmCaM4/5) with differential abilities to activate CaM-dependent enzymes. To elucidate biological functions of divergent CaM proteins, we isolated a cDNA encoding a CML protein, AtCML8, from Arabidopsis. AtCML8 shows highest identity with GmCaM4 at the protein sequence level. Expression of AtCML8 was high in roots, leaves, and flowers but low in stems. In addition, the expression of AtCML8 was induced by exposure to salicylic acid or NaCl. AtCML8 showed typical characteristics of CaM such as Ca(2+)-dependent electrophoretic mobility shift and Ca(2+) binding ability. In immunoblot analyses, AtCML8 was recognized only by antiserum against GmCaM4 but not by GmCaM1 antibodies. Interestingly, AtCML8 was able to activate phosphodiesterase (PDE) but did not activate NAD kinase. These results suggest that AtCML8 acts as a CML protein in Arabidopsis with characteristics similar to soybean divergent GmCaM4 at the biochemical levels.
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- Hyeong Cheol Park
- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Program), Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Jinju, Korea.
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Landoni M, De Francesco A, Galbiati M, Tonelli C. A loss-of-function mutation in Calmodulin2 gene affects pollen germination in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2010; 74:235-247. [PMID: 20683641 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-010-9669-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2009] [Accepted: 07/22/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Calmodulin (CAM) is an ubiquitous calcium binding protein whose function is to translate the signals, perceived as calcium concentration variations, into the appropriate cellular responses. In Arabidopsis thaliana there are 4 CAM isoforms which are highly similar, encoded by 7 genes, and one possible explanation proposed for the evolutionary conservation of the CAM gene family is that the different genes have acquired different functions so that they play possibly overlapping but non-identical roles. Here we report the characterization of the Arabidopsis mutant cam2-2, identified among the lines of the gene-trapping collection EXOTIC because of a distorted segregation of kanamycin resistance. Phenotypic analysis showed that in normal growth conditions cam2-2 plants were indistinguishable from the wild type while genetic analysis showed a reduced transmission of the cam2-2 allele through the male gametophyte and in vitro pollen germination revealed a reduced level of germination in comparison with the wild type. These results provide genetic evidence of the involvement of a CAM gene in pollen germination and support the theory of functional diversification of the CAM gene family.
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- Michela Landoni
- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomolecolari e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, Italy.
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Yang L, Ji W, Zhu Y, Gao P, Li Y, Cai H, Bai X, Guo D. GsCBRLK, a calcium/calmodulin-binding receptor-like kinase, is a positive regulator of plant tolerance to salt and ABA stress. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2010; 61:2519-33. [PMID: 20400529 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erq084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinases play vital roles in protein phosphorylation in eukaryotes, yet little is known about the phosphorylation process of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase and its role in stress signal transduction in plants. A novel plant-specific calcium-dependent calmodulin-binding receptor-like kinase (GsCBRLK) has been isolated from Glycine soja. A subcellular localization study using GFP fusion protein indicated that GsCBRLK is localized in the plasma membrane. Binding assays demonstrated that calmodulin binds to GsCBRLK with an affinity of 25.9 nM in a calcium-dependent manner and the binding motif lies between amino acids 147 to169 within subdomain II of the kinase domain. GsCBRLK undergoes autophosphorylation and Myelin Basis Protein phosphorylation in the presence of calcium. It was also found that calcium/calmodulin positively regulates GsCBRLK kinase activity through direct interaction between the calmodulin-binding domain and calmodulin. So, it is likely that GsCBRLK responds to an environmental stimulus in two ways: by increasing the protein expression level and by regulating its kinase activity through the calcium/calmodulin complex. Furthermore, cold, salinity, drought, and ABA stress induce GsCBRLK gene transcripts. Over-expression of GsCBRLK in transgenic Arabidopsis resulted in enhanced plant tolerance to high salinity and ABA and increased the expression pattern of a number of stress gene markers in response to ABA and high salt. These results identify GsCBRLK as a molecular link between the stress- and ABA-induced calcium/calmodulin signal and gene expression in plant cells.
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- Liang Yang
- Plant Bioengineering Laboratory, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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Hu Z, Wang X, Zhan G, Liu G, Hua W, Wang H. Unusually large oilbodies are highly correlated with lower oil content in Brassica napus. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2009; 28:541-9. [PMID: 19093121 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-008-0654-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2008] [Revised: 11/18/2008] [Accepted: 11/28/2008] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Rapeseed cultivars exhibit a wide range of oil content in the mature seeds. Little is known about the relationship between the oilbody structures and the differences in oil contents of Brassica napus cultivars. In the present study, the oilbody morphology and its fate during the embryo development and seedling growth in several cultivars with oil contents ranging from 33.4 to 49.8% were studied. Cultivars with low oil contents (LO), some of the oilbodies were in similar size to those in cultivars with high oil content (HO), while some oilbodies in the LO cultivars were several times bigger (over 5.0 microm). These are much larger than the average size of B. napus seed oilbodies that were previously reported (Mantese et al. Ann Bot 97:999-1010, 2006). The oleosin protein levels and oleosin1 gene transcript abundances in the HO cultivars were clearly higher than in the LO cultivars. The shapes of oilbodies were similar during early stages of embryo development in both HO and LO cultivars, while as the embryos matured, the unusually large oilbodies were generated in the LO cells. After germination, the oilbodies in LO cultivars were consumed more slowly than in HO, and the seed germination rates of LO cultivars were less than those of HO cultivars. The low accumulation of oleosins results in the forming of unusually large oilbodies in LO cultivars.
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- Zhiyong Hu
- Key Laboratory for Biological Sciences of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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Virdi AS, Thakur A, Dutt S, Kumar S, Singh P. A sorghum 85 kDa heat stress-modulated protein shows calmodulin-binding properties and cross-reactivity to anti-Neurospora crassaHsp 80 antibodies. FEBS Lett 2009; 583:767-70. [DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2009.01.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2008] [Revised: 12/20/2008] [Accepted: 01/14/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Magnan F, Ranty B, Charpenteau M, Sotta B, Galaud JP, Aldon D. Mutations in AtCML9, a calmodulin-like protein from Arabidopsis thaliana, alter plant responses to abiotic stress and abscisic acid. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2008; 56:575-89. [PMID: 18643966 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2008.03622.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Many stimuli, such as hormones and abiotic stress factors, elicit changes in intracellular calcium levels that serve to convey information and activate appropriate responses. The Ca2+ signals are perceived by different Ca2+ receptors, and calmodulin (CaM) is one of the best-characterized Ca2+ sensors in eukaryotes. Calmodulin-like (CML) proteins also exist in plants; they share sequence similarity with the ubiquitous and highly conserved CaM, but their roles at the physiological and molecular levels are largely unknown. We present data on Arabidopsis thaliana CML9 (AtCML9) that exhibits 46% amino acid sequence identity with CaM. AtCML9 transcripts are found in all major organs, and a putative AtCML9 regulatory region confers reporter gene expression at various sites, including root apex, stomata, hydathodes and trichomes. AtCML9 expression is rapidly induced by abiotic stress and abscisic acid (ABA) in young seedlings, and by using cml9 knock-out mutants we present evidence that AtCML9 plays essential roles in modulating responses to salt stress and ABA. Seed germination and seedling growth for the mutant lines present a hypersensitive response to ABA that could be correlated with enhanced tolerance to salt stress and water deficit. Mutations of the AtCML9 gene also alter the expression of several stress-regulated genes, suggesting that AtCML9 is involved in salt stress tolerance through its effects on the ABA-mediated pathways.
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- Fabienne Magnan
- UMR 5546 CNRS-Université Toulouse III, Pôle de Biotechnologie Végétale, 24 Chemin de Borde-Rouge, BP42617, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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Liu YB, Lu SM, Zhang JF, Liu S, Lu YT. A xyloglucan endotransglucosylase/hydrolase involves in growth of primary root and alters the deposition of cellulose in Arabidopsis. PLANTA 2007; 226:1547-60. [PMID: 17674032 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-007-0591-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2007] [Accepted: 07/14/2007] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Xyloglucan endotransglucosylase/hydrolases (XTHs) are a class of enzymes that mediate the construction and restructure of the cellulose/xyloglucan framework by splitting and reconnecting xyloglucan molecule cross-linking among cellulose microfibrils. Remodification of cellulose microfibrils within cell-wall matrices is realized to be one of the most critical steps in the regulation of cells expansion in plants. Thirty-three XTH genes have been found in Arabidopsis thaliana but their roles remain unclear. AtXTH21 (At2g18800), an Arabidopsis XTH gene that mainly expresses in root and flower, exhibits different expression profiles from other XTH members under hormone treatment. We examined loss-of-function mutants using T-DNA insertion lines and overexpression lines and found that the AtXTH21 gene played a principal role in the growth of the primary roots by altering the deposition of cellulose and the elongation of cell wall.
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- Ya-Bao Liu
- Key Lab of MOE for Plant Developmental Biology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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Li RJ, Wang HZ, Mao H, Lu YT, Hua W. Identification of differentially expressed genes in seeds of two near-isogenic Brassica napus lines with different oil content. PLANTA 2006; 224:952-62. [PMID: 16575595 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-006-0266-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2005] [Accepted: 03/09/2006] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The regulation of seed oil synthesis in rapeseed is largely unknown. In this study, we compared the gene expression during seed development between two lines of Brassica napus with a 10% difference in oil content. We isolated the immature seeds 15 and 25 days after flowering at periods preceding and including the major accumulation of storage oils and proteins. The differentially expressed gene clones between the two rape lines were isolated by subtractive suppression hybridization (SSH). All SSH clones were arrayed and screened by dot blot hybridization, followed by RT-PCR analysis for selected clones. A total of 217 cDNA clones corresponding to 30 genes were found to have a high expression in seeds with high oil content. Six genes were highly expressed in seeds with low oil content. Northern blot and enzyme activity analysis demonstrated a change in expression pattern of several genes. The results provide information on gene-encoding factors responsible for the regulation of oil synthesis. The possible role of these genes in seeds is discussed. The genes in this study may be suitable as novel targets for genetic improvement of seed oil content and may also provide molecular markers for studies of rape breeding.
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- Rong-Jun Li
- Institute of Oil Crops Research, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Wuhan 430062, China
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Li DF, Li J, Ma L, Zhang L, Lu YT. Calmodulin isoform-specific activation of a rice calmodulin-binding kinase conferred by only three amino-acids of OsCaM61. FEBS Lett 2006; 580:4325-31. [PMID: 16842786 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2006.06.090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2006] [Accepted: 06/29/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The kinase activity of a Ca(2+)/calmodulin (CaM)-binding serine/threonine protein kinase from rice (Oryza sativa) (OsCBK) has been reported to be unaffected by OsCaM1 binding. In this study, we examined whether other rice CaMs can stimulate OsCBK. It was observed that OsCaM61 stimulated OsCBK in a Ca(2+)-dependent manner. In addition, Ala(111), Gly(123) and Ser(127) were identified as critical residues for OsCBK activation. Mutational study and fluorescent spectroscopy analysis indicated that CaM-binding affinity does not correlate with the kinase activity and that these key amino-acids in OsCaM61 play a vital role in suitable changes of OsCBK conformation for kinase activation.
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- Dian-Fan Li
- Key Lab of MOE for Plant Developmental Biology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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Zhang Q, Zhang J, Yang D, Li Y, Li S, Zhu Y. Characterisation and immunolocalisation of a pollen-specific calmodulin-binding protein from rice. FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY : FPB 2006; 33:555-562. [PMID: 32689263 DOI: 10.1071/fp05320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2005] [Accepted: 03/10/2006] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A novel calmodulin (CaM)-binding protein of rice (Oryza sativa pollen CaM-binding protein, OsPCBP) was isolated. It contains six tetratrcopeptide repeats (TPRs) with a molecular mass of ~76.7 kDa. Database searches show that OsPCBP is conserved in monocots and dicots. The results from CaM-agarose pull-down assays show that OsPCBP binds to CaM in a Ca2+-dependent manner and its CaM-binding domain (CBD) is located in a segment VSKGWRLLALVLSAQQRY. Northern blot and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis have demonstrated that OsPCBP is a pollen-specific and late-expressed gene. Immunolocalisation showed that OsPCBP was localised in the amyloplast and intine during the late stage of pollen development. However, upon pollen hydration, there was some leakage of protein and the distribution of OsPCBP in the intine varied with the duration of hydration. After pollen germination, much OsPCBP was observed in the pollen tube wall. These results indicate the relationship of OsPCBP with starch accumulation and its involvement in pollen germination.
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- Qiusheng Zhang
- Key Laboratory of MOE for Plant Developmental Biology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of MOE for Plant Developmental Biology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of MOE for Plant Developmental Biology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of MOE for Plant Developmental Biology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of MOE for Plant Developmental Biology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of MOE for Plant Developmental Biology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, People's Republic of China
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Ranty B, Aldon D, Galaud JP. Plant calmodulins and calmodulin-related proteins: multifaceted relays to decode calcium signals. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2006; 1:96-104. [PMID: 19521489 PMCID: PMC2635005 DOI: 10.4161/psb.1.3.2998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2006] [Accepted: 05/09/2006] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The calmodulin (CaM) family is a major class of calcium sensor proteins which collectively play a crucial role in cellular signaling cascades through the regulation of numerous target proteins. Although CaM is one of the most conserved proteins in all eukaryotes, several features of CaM and its downstream effector proteins are unique to plants. The continuously growing repertoire of CaM-binding proteins includes several plant-specific proteins. Plants also possess a particular set of CaM isoforms and CaM-like proteins (CMLs) whose functions have just begun to be elucidated. This review summarizes recent insights that help to understand the role of this multigene family in plant development and adaptation to environmental stimuli.
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- Benoît Ranty
- UMR 5546 CNRS-Université Paul Sabatier; Pôle de Biotechnologie végétale; Castanet-Tolosan; France
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Wang Y, Zhang M, Ke K, Lu YT. Cellular localization and biochemical characterization of a novel calcium-dependent protein kinase from tobacco. Cell Res 2005; 15:604-12. [PMID: 16117850 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cr.7290330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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By screening tobacco cDNA library with MCK1 as a probe, we isolated a cDNA clone NtCPK5 (accession number AY971376), which encodes a typical calcium-dependent protein kinase. Sequence analyses indicated that NtCPK5 is related to both CPKs and CRKs superfamilies and has all of the three conserved domains of CPKs. The biochemical activity of NtCPK5 was calcium-dependent. NtCPK5 had Vmax and Km of 526 nmol/min/mg and 210 microg/ml respectively with calf thymus histone (fraction III, abbreviated to histone IIIs) as substrate. For substrate syntide-2, NtCPK5 showed a higher Vmax of 2008 nmol/min/mg and a lower Km of 30 microM. The K0.5 of calcium activation was 0.04 microM or 0.06 microM for histone IIIs or syntide-2 respectively. The putative myristoylation and palmitoylation consensus sequence of NtCPK5 suggests that it could be a membrane-anchoring protein. Indeed, our transient expression experiments with wild type and mutant forms of NtCPK5/GFP fusion proteins showed that NtCPK5 was localized to the plasma membrane of onion epidermal cells and that the localization required the N-terminal acylation sites of NtCPK5/GFP. Taking together, our data have demonstrated the biochemical characteristics of a novel protein NtCPK5 and its subcellular localization as a membrane-anchoring protein.
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- Yun Wang
- Key Laboratory of MOE for Plant Developmental Biology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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Yang LX, Wang RY, Ren F, Liu J, Cheng J, Lu YT. AtGLB1 enhances the tolerance of Arabidopsis to hydrogen peroxide stress. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2005; 46:1309-16. [PMID: 15930012 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pci140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) as a widespread molecule plays an important role in plant stress responses. Here, we showed that an Arabidopsis line overexpressing hemoglobin 1 (AtGLB1) can enhance its tolerance to severe hypoxic stress. In our research, Arabidopsis lines with different hemoglobin levels were employed to study the relationship between H2O2 level and the tolerance to hypoxic stress. The relatively low endogenous H2O2 level of AtGLB1-overexpressing plants could be one of the main factors for the increased tolerance of plants to hypoxic stress. Further investigation indicated that the activity of the antioxidant system involved in scavenging H2O2 increased in all three lines examined during hypoxic treatment, while only the line overexpressing AtGLB1 could retain these relatively high levels up to 48 h of the treatment, suggesting that the antioxidant system might play a role in the low H2O2 level of Arabidopsis overexpressing AtGLB1.
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- Li-Xiang Yang
- Key Lab of MOE for Plant Developmental Biology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, PR China
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Bouché N, Yellin A, Snedden WA, Fromm H. Plant-specific calmodulin-binding proteins. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PLANT BIOLOGY 2005; 56:435-66. [PMID: 15862103 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.arplant.56.032604.144224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 257] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Calmodulin CaM is the most prominent Ca2+ transducer in eukaryotic cells, regulating the activity of numerous proteins with diverse cellular functions. Many features of CaM and its downstream targets are similar in plants and other eukaryotes. However, plants possess a unique set of CaM-related proteins, and several unique CaM target proteins. This review discusses recent progress in identifying plant-specific CaM-binding proteins and their roles in response to biotic and abiotic stresses and development. The review also addresses aspects emerging from recent structural studies of CaM interactions with target proteins relevant to plants.
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- Nicolas Bouché
- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, Laboratoire de Biologie Cellulaire, 78026 Versailles, France.
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Wang Y, Liang S, Xie QG, Lu YT. Characterization of a calmodulin-regulated Ca2+-dependent-protein-kinase-related protein kinase, AtCRK1, from Arabidopsis. Biochem J 2004; 383:73-81. [PMID: 15196054 PMCID: PMC1134045 DOI: 10.1042/bj20031907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2003] [Revised: 06/04/2004] [Accepted: 06/15/2004] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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An AtCRK1 [Arabidopsis thaliana CDPK (Ca2+-dependent protein kinase)-related protein kinase 1] has been characterized molecularly and biochemically. AtCRK1 contains the kinase catalytic domain and a CaM (calmodulin)-binding site. Our results demonstrated that AtCRK1 could bind CaM in a Ca2+-dependent manner. This kinase phosphorylated itself and substrates such as histone IIIS and syntide-2 in a Ca2+-independent manner and the activity was stimulated by several CaM isoforms through its CaM-binding domain. This domain was localized within a stretch of 39 amino acid residues at positions from 403 to 441 with K(d)=67 nM for CaM binding. However, the stimulation amplification of the kinase activity of AtCRK1 by different CaM isoforms was similar.
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Key Words
- arabidopsis thaliana
- autophosphorylation
- calmodulin
- capillary electrophoresis
- ca2+-dependent protein-kinase (cdpk)-related protein kinase (crk)
- cam, calmodulin
- cambd, cam-binding domain
- camk, ca2+/cam-dependent protein kinase
- ccamk, chimaeric camk
- mck, maize homologue of mammalian camk
- cbk, cam-binding protein kinase
- ntcbk2, nicotiana tabaccum cbk2
- oscbk, orzya sativa cbk
- cdpk, ca2+-dependent protein kinase
- crk, cdpk-related protein kinase
- atcrk, arabidopsis thaliana crk
- ap1, atcrk1 partial 1
- orf, open reading frame
- race, rapid amplification of cdna ends
- tbs, tris-buffered saline
- utr, untranslated region
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- Ying Wang
- Key Lab of Ministry of Education for Plant Developmental Biology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China
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- Key Lab of Ministry of Education for Plant Developmental Biology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China
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- Key Lab of Ministry of Education for Plant Developmental Biology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China
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- Key Lab of Ministry of Education for Plant Developmental Biology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China
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Yang T, Chaudhuri S, Yang L, Chen Y, Poovaiah BW. Calcium/calmodulin up-regulates a cytoplasmic receptor-like kinase in plants. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:42552-9. [PMID: 15292241 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m402830200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinases play an important role in protein phosphorylation in eukaryotes. However, not much is known about calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein phosphorylation and its role in signal transduction in plants. By using a protein-protein interaction-based approach, we have isolated a novel plant-specific calmodulin-binding receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase (CRCK1) from Arabidopsis thaliana, as well as its ortholog from Medicago sativa (alfalfa). CRCK1 does not show high homology to calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinases in animals. In contrast, it shows high homology in the kinase domain to serine/threonine receptor-like kinases in plants. However, it contains neither a transmembrane domain nor an extracellular domain. Calmodulin binds to CRCK1 in a calcium-dependent manner with an affinity of approximately 20.5 nm. The calmodulin-binding site in CRCK1 is located in amino acids 160-183, which overlap subdomain II of the kinase domain. CRCK1 undergoes autophosphorylation in the presence of Mg2+ at the threonine residue(s). The Km and Vmax values of CRCK1 for ATP are 1 microm and 33.6 pmol/mg/min, respectively. Calcium/calmodulin stimulates the kinase activity of CRCK1, which increases the Vmax of CRCK1 approximately 9-fold. The expression of CRCK1 is increased in response to stresses such as cold and salt and stress molecules such as abscisic acid and hydrogen peroxide. These results indicate the presence of a calcium/calmodulin-regulated receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase in plants. Furthermore, these results also suggest that calcium/calmodulin-regulated protein phosphorylation involving CRCK1 plays a role in stress signal transduction in plants.
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- Tianbao Yang
- Center for Integrated Biotechnology and Department of Horticulture, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164-6414, USA
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Hua W, Zhang L, Liang S, Jones RL, Lu YT. A tobacco calcium/calmodulin-binding protein kinase functions as a negative regulator of flowering. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:31483-94. [PMID: 15138273 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m402861200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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A tobacco calcium/calmodulin-binding protein kinase (NtCBK1) was isolated and identified. The predicted NtCBK1 protein has 599 amino acids, an N-terminal kinase domain, and shares high homology with other calmodulin (CaM)-related kinases. Whereas NtCBK1 phosphorylates itself and substrates such as histone IIIS and syntide-2 in the absence of CaM, its kinase activity can be stimulated by tobacco CaMs. However, unlike another tobacco protein kinase designated NtCBK2, NtCBK1 was not differentially regulated by the different CaM isoforms tested. The CaM-binding domain of NtCBK1 was located between amino acids 436 and 455, and this domain was shown to be necessary for CaM modulation of kinase activity. RNA in situ hybridization showed that NtCBK1 was highly regulated in the transition to flowering. Whereas NtCBK1 mRNA was accumulated in the shoot apical meristem during vegetative growth, its expression was dramatically decreased in the shoot apical meristem after floral determination, and in young flower primordia. The expression of NtCBK1 was up-regulated to high levels in floral organ primordia. Fluctuations in NtCBK1 expression were verified by analysis of tobacco plants expressing green fluorescent protein under the control of the NtCBK1 promoter, suggesting a role of NtCBK1 in the transition to flowering. This conclusion was confirmed by overexpressing NtCBK1 in transgenic tobacco plants, where maintenance of high levels of NtCBK1 in the shoot apical meristem delayed the switch to flowering and extended the vegetative phase of growth. Further work indicated that overexpression of NtCBK1 in transgenic tobacco did not affect the expression of NFL, a tobacco homologue of the LFY gene that controls meristem initiation and floral structure in tobacco. In addition, the promotion of tobacco flowering time by DNA demethylation cannot be blocked by the overexpression of NtCBK1.
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- Wei Hua
- The Key Lab of MOE for Plant Developmental Biology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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Ma L, Liang S, Jones RL, Lu YT. Characterization of a novel calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase from tobacco. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2004; 135:1280-93. [PMID: 15247371 PMCID: PMC519047 DOI: 10.1104/pp.104.041970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2004] [Revised: 03/22/2004] [Accepted: 04/07/2004] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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A cDNA encoding a calcium (Ca2+)/calmodulin (CaM)-dependent protein kinase (CaMK) from tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum), NtCaMK1, was isolated by protein-protein interaction-based screening of a cDNA expression library using 35S-labeled CaM as a probe. The genomic sequence is about 24.6 kb, with 21 exons, and the full-length cDNA is 4.8 kb, with an open reading frame for NtCaMK1 consisting of 1,415 amino acid residues. NtCaMK1 has all 11 subdomains of a kinase catalytic domain, lacks EF hands for Ca2+-binding, and is structurally similar to other CaMKs in mammal systems. Biochemical analyses have identified NtCaMK1 as a Ca2+/CaMK since NtCaMK1 phosphorylated itself and histone IIIs as substrate only in the presence of Ca2+/CaM with a Km of 44.5 microm and a Vmax of 416.2 nm min(-1) mg(-1). Kinetic analysis showed that the kinase not previously autophosphorylated had a Km for the synthetic peptide syntide-2 of 22.1 microm and a Vmax of 644.1 nm min(-1) mg(-1) when assayed in the presence of Ca2+/CaM. Once the autophosphorylation of NtCaMK1 was initiated, the phosphorylated form displayed Ca2+/CaM-independent behavior, as many other CaMKs do. Analysis of the CaM-binding domain (CaMBD) in NtCaMK1 with truncated and site-directed mutated forms defined a stretch of 20 amino acid residues at positions 913 to 932 as the CaMBD with high CaM affinity (Kd = 5 nm). This CaMBD was classified as a 1-8-14 motif. The activation of NtCaMK1 was differentially regulated by three tobacco CaM isoforms (NtCaM1, NtCaM3, and NtCaM13). While NtCaM1 and NtCaM13 activated NtCaMK1 effectively, NtCaM3 did not activate the kinase.
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- Li Ma
- Key Lab of MOE for Plant Developmental Biology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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Harper JF, Breton G, Harmon A. Decoding Ca(2+) signals through plant protein kinases. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PLANT BIOLOGY 2004; 55:263-88. [PMID: 15377221 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.arplant.55.031903.141627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 289] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Plants harbor four families of kinases that have been implicated in Ca(2+) signaling (CDPKs, CRKs, CCaMKs, and SnRK3s). Although each family appears to respond to Ca(2+) via different mechanisms, they all utilize Ca(2+) sensors that bind Ca(2+) through multiple EF-hands. The CDPK (Ca(2+)-dependent protein kinase) family is represented by the most genes, with 12 subfamilies comprised of 34 isoforms in Arabidopsis and 27 in rice. Some of the calcium-regulated kinases also show potential for regulation by lipid signals and kinase cascades. Thus, Ca(2+)-regulated kinases provide potential nodes of cross-talk for multiple signaling pathways that integrate Ca(2+) signals into all aspects of plant growth and development.
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- Jeffrey F Harper
- Department of Cell Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
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