Evolution and functions of plant U-box proteins: from protein quality control to signaling

J Trenner, J Monaghan, B Saeed… - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Posttranslational modifications add complexity and diversity to cellular proteomes. One of
the most prevalent modifications across eukaryotes is ubiquitination, which is orchestrated …

Role of ubiquitination in arsenic tolerance in plants

J Zhang, R Wysocki, F Li, M Yu, E Martinoia… - Trends in Plant …, 2023 - cell.com
Arsenic (As) is harmful to all living organisms, including humans and plants. To limit As
uptake and avoid its toxicity, plants employ systems that regulate the uptake of As from the …

K63-linked ubiquitin chains are a global signal for endocytosis and contribute to selective autophagy in plants

B Saeed, F Deligne, C Brillada, K Dünser, FA Ditengou… - Current Biology, 2023 - cell.com
In contrast to other eukaryotic model organisms, the closely related ubiquitin (Ub)-
conjugating enzymes UBC35 and UBC36 are the main sources of K63-linked Ub chains in …

Metabolic evidence for distinct pyruvate pools inside plant mitochondria

XH Le, CP Lee, D Monachello, AH Millar - Nature Plants, 2022 - nature.com
The majority of the pyruvate inside plant mitochondria is either transported into the matrix
from the cytosol via the mitochondria pyruvate carrier (MPC) or synthesized in the matrix by …

A dynamic ubiquitination balance of cell proliferation and endoreduplication regulators determines plant organ size

Y Chen, M Vermeersch, J Van Leene, G De Jaeger… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Ubiquitination plays a crucial role throughout plant growth and development. The E3 ligase
DA2 has been reported to activate the peptidase DA1 by ubiquitination, hereby limiting cell …

The endocytic TPLATE complex internalizes ubiquitinated plasma membrane cargo

P Grones, A De Meyer, R Pleskot, E Mylle, M Kraus… - Nature plants, 2022 - nature.com
Endocytosis controls the perception of stimuli by modulating protein abundance at the
plasma membrane. In plants, clathrin-mediated endocytosis is the most prominent …

Nitrogen-regulated theanine and flavonoid biosynthesis in tea plant roots: Protein-level regulation revealed by multiomics analyses

Y Wang, X Cheng, T Yang, Y Su, S Lin… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Theanine and flavonoids (especially proanthocyanidins) are the most important and
abundant secondary metabolites synthesized in the roots of tea plants. Nitrogen promotes …

Differential metal sensing and metal‐dependent degradation of the broad spectrum root metal transporter IRT1

J Spielmann, V Cointry, F Devime, S Ravanel… - The Plant …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Iron is an essential micronutrient for plant growth and development. Under low iron
conditions, Arabidopsis plants take up soil iron using the root iron transporter IRT1. In …

The many facets of protein ubiquitination and degradation in plant root iron-deficiency responses

J Spielmann, G Vert - Journal of experimental botany, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Organisms need to deal with the absolute requirement for metals and also their possible
toxicity. This is achieved through an intricate network of signaling pathways that are …

Large-scale identification of ubiquitination sites on membrane-associated proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings

LE Grubb, P Derbyshire, KE Dunning, C Zipfel… - Plant …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
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