ATG8-interacting motif: evolution and function in selective autophagy of targeting biological processes

W Liu, Z Liu, Z Mo, S Guo, Y Liu, Q Xie - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved vacuolar process functioning in the degradation of
cellular components for reuse. In plants, autophagy is generally activated upon stress and its …

G-Protein phosphorylation: Aspects of binding specificity and function in the plant kingdom

CC Oliveira, AM Jones, EPB Fontes… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Plant survival depends on adaptive mechanisms that constantly rely on signal recognition
and transduction. The predominant class of signal discriminators is receptor kinases, with a …

Towards resolution of a paradox in plant G-protein signaling

KR Ghusinga, TC Elston, AM Jones - Plant Physiology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
G-proteins are molecular on–off switches that are involved in transmitting a variety of
extracellular signals to their intracellular targets. In animal and yeast systems, the switch …

Phosphorylation Dynamics in a flg22-Induced, G Protein–Dependent Network Reveals the AtRGS1 Phosphatase

JM Watkins, C Montes, NM Clark, G Song… - Molecular & Cellular …, 2024 - ASBMB
The microbe-associated molecular pattern flg22 is recognized in a flagellin-sensitive 2–
dependent manner in root tip cells. Here, we show a rapid and massive change in protein …

Phosphorylation dynamics in a flg22-induced, heterotrimeric G-protein dependent signaling network in Arabidopsis thaliana reveals a candidate PP2A phosphatase …

JM Watkins, NM Clark, G Song, CC Oliveira, B Mishra… - BioRxiv, 2021 - biorxiv.org
Abstract flg22 is a 22-amino peptide released from bacterial flagellin, a Microbe-Associated
Molecular Pattern (MAMP) that is recognized by the plant cell as a signal indicating that …