Brassinosteroids: multidimensional regulators of plant growth, development, and stress responses

TM Nolan, N Vukašinović, D Liu, E Russinova… - The Plant …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Brassinosteroids (BRs) are a group of polyhydroxylated plant steroid hormones that are
crucial for many aspects of a plant's life. BRs were originally characterized for their function …

Protein language: post-translational modifications talking to each other

L Dai Vu, K Gevaert, I De Smet - Trends in plant science, 2018 - cell.com
Post-translational modifications (PTMs) are at the heart of many cellular signaling events.
Apart from a single regulatory PTM, there are also PTMs that function in orchestrated …

Regulation of reactive oxygen species during plant immunity through phosphorylation and ubiquitination of RBOHD

DH Lee, NK Lal, ZJD Lin, S Ma, J Liu, B Castro… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is critical for successful activation of immune
responses against pathogen infection. The plant NADPH oxidase RBOHD is a primary …

Low ABA concentration promotes root growth and hydrotropism through relief of ABA INSENSITIVE 1-mediated inhibition of plasma membrane H+-ATPase 2

R Miao, W Yuan, Y Wang, I Garcia-Maquilon… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
The hab1-1abi1-2abi2-2pp2ca-1 quadruple mutant (Qabi2-2) seedlings lacking key
negative regulators of ABA signaling, namely, clade A protein phosphatases type 2C …

Ingestible hydrogel device

X Liu, C Steiger, S Lin, GA Parada, J Liu… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Devices that interact with living organisms are typically made of metals, silicon, ceramics,
and plastics. Implantation of such devices for long-term monitoring or treatment generally …

SnRK2.4‐mediated phosphorylation of ABF2 regulates ARGININE DECARBOXYLASE expression and putrescine accumulation under drought stress

J Song, P Sun, W Kong, Z Xie, C Li, JH Liu - New Phytologist, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Arginine decarboxylase (ADC)‐mediated putrescine (Put) biosynthesis plays an important
role in plant abiotic stress response. SNF1‐related protein kinases 2s (SnRK2s) and …

Phytosulfokine peptide optimizes plant growth and defense via glutamine synthetase GS2 phosphorylation in tomato

S Ding, J Lv, Z Hu, J Wang, P Wang, J Yu… - The EMBO …, 2023 - embopress.org
Phytosulfokine (PSK) is a plant pentapeptide hormone that fulfills a wide range of functions.
Although PSK has frequently been reported to function in the inverse regulation of growth …

An E2-E3 pair contributes to seed size control in grain crops

S Tang, Z Zhao, X Liu, Y Sui, D Zhang, H Zhi… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Understanding the molecular mechanisms that regulate grain yield is important for
improving agricultural productivity. Protein ubiquitination controls various aspects of plant …

Ligand-induced monoubiquitination of BIK1 regulates plant immunity

X Ma, LAN Claus, ME Leslie, K Tao, Z Wu, J Liu, X Yu… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Recognition of microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs) by pattern recognition
receptors (PRRs) triggers the first line of inducible defence against invading pathogens …

The protein kinase CPK28 phosphorylates ascorbate peroxidase and enhances thermotolerance in tomato

Z Hu, J Li, S Ding, F Cheng, X Li, Y Jiang, J Yu… - Plant …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
High temperatures are a major threat to plant growth and development, leading to yield
losses in crops. Calcium-dependent protein kinases (CPKs) act as critical components of …