钙依赖蛋白激酶（CDPKs）在植物钙信号转导中的作用

CDPKs在植物钙信号转导中起重要作用。本文介绍了植物钙信号转导及CDPKs的结构与生化性质,在此基础上,重点总结了CDPKs在植物钙信号转导中的潜在调节作用,包括基因表达、代谢、离子和水分的跨膜运输、细胞骨架的动态变化、气孔运动和生长发育等,并提出了在CDPKs研究中已达成的共识和需要解决的问题。     

钙依赖的蛋白激酶与植物抗逆性

植物钙依赖的蛋白激酶(Calcium-dependent protein kinases,CDPKs)是细胞Ca2 信号的受体,同时具有Ca2 受体蛋白和Ser/Thr蛋白激酶的功能。许多植物CDPKs基因受环境胁迫刺激发生表达水平的改变,这些基因在植物逆境胁迫的Ca2 信号转导中起着十分重要的作用,为植物CDPKs抗逆功能的研究和植物的抗逆遗传改良提供了理论基础和基因资源。     

植物中钙依赖蛋白激酶（CDPKs）的结构与功能

在植物细胞中,钙离子作为第二信使,通过钙依赖蛋白激酶（CDPKs)发挥功能是其传递信号的主要途径之一。CDPKs广泛存在于植物体中,是目前植物体内研究最深入的蛋白激酶,在简要阐述CDPKs于植物体内的分布定位的基础上,介绍了CDPKs的结构特点,生化性质及其在植物细胞生理功能中的作用,并就该领域的研究前景作了展望。     

植物中钙依赖蛋白激酶(CDPKs)的结构与功能

在植物细胞中,钙离子作为第二信使,通过钙依赖蛋白激酶（CDPKs）发挥功能是其传递信号的主要途径之一。CDPKs广泛存在于植物体内,是目前植物体内研究最深入的蛋白激酶。在简要阐述CDPKs于植物体内的分布定位的基础上,介绍了CDPKs的结构特点、生化性质及其在植物细胞生理功能中的作用,并就该领域的研究前景作了展望。     

植物钙感受器及其介导的逆境信号途径

钙信号是植物生长发育和逆境响应的重要调控因子, 是植物生理与逆境生物学研究领域中的热点之一。当植物细胞受到外界逆境刺激时, 其胞内会产生具有时空特异性的Ca2+信号变化, 这种变化首先被胞内钙感受器所感知并解码, 再由钙感受器互作蛋白将信号传递到下游, 从而激活下游早期响应基因的表达或相关离子通道的活性, 最终产生特异性逆境响应。植物细胞通过感知胞内钙信号的变化如何识别来自外界不同性质或不同强度的刺激, 是近几年植物生物学家所关注的科学问题。文章主要总结了近几年在植物钙感受器研究领域中的最新进展, 包括钙依赖蛋白激酶(CDPKs)、钙调素(CaMs)、类钙调素蛋白(CMLs)、类钙调磷酸酶B蛋白(CBLs)及其互作蛋白激酶(CIPKs)等的结构、功能及其介导的逆境信号途径, 并提供新的见解和展望。     

植物细胞的钙信号转导

Ca^2 信号在植物体胞内信号转导途径中起重要的作用．对钙调素及CBL蛋白在植物体内的表达模式、亚细胞定位、靶向以及钙信号通路方面的研究的进展进行了综述。     

非生物逆境胁迫下植物钙信号转导的分子机制

Ca^2＋作为植物细胞中最重要的第二信使,参与植物对许多逆境信号的转导。在非生物逆境条件下,植物细胞质内的钙离子在时间、空间及浓度上会出现特异性变化,即诱发产生钙信号。钙信号再通过其下游的钙结合蛋白进行感受和转导,进而在细胞内引起一系列的生物化学反应以适应或抵制各种逆境胁迫。目前在植物细胞中发现Ca^2＋／CDPK、Ca^2＋／CaM和Ca^2＋／CBL3类钙信号系统,研究表明它们与非生物逆境胁迫信号转导密切相关。本文通过从植物在非生物逆境条件下钙信号的感受、转导到产生适应性和抗性等方面,介绍钙信号转导分子机制的一些研究进展。     

钙调蛋白在植物发育中的功能

钙调蛋白(CaM)在植物生长和发育中有着多种功能,它参与了一系列的发育过程如细胞分裂、细胞代谢、胁迫、花药和雌蕊以及胚胎的发育等．对钙调蛋白功能的了解将有助于更深入研究钙/钙调蛋白介导的信号网络,为研究植物体内各类代谢的信号转导奠定基础．     

非生物逆境胁迫下植物钙信号转导的分子机制

Ca2+作为植物细胞中最重要的第二信使, 参与植物对许多逆境信号的转导。在非生物逆境条件下, 植物细胞质内的钙离子在时间、空间及浓度上会出现特异性变化, 即诱发产生钙信号。钙信号再通过其下游的钙结合蛋白进行感受和转导, 进而在细胞内引起一系列的生物化学反应以适应或抵制各种逆境胁迫。目前在植物细胞中发现Ca2+/CDPK、Ca2+/CaM和Ca2+/CBL 3类钙信号系统, 研究表明它们与非生物逆境胁迫信号转导密切相关。本文通过从植物在非生物逆境条件下钙信号的感受、转导到产生适应性和抗性等方面, 介绍钙信号转导分子机制的一些研究进展。     

植物抗病防卫反应中的特异性钙信号

在植物细胞中,钙离子是普遍存在的第二信使,参与多种信号途径.大量研究表明,钙信使系统参与植物与病原菌互作的信号转导过程.近些年来,特异性钙信号在抗病中的作用越来越受到关注.文章综述了近年来在植物表达防卫反应过程中特异性钙信号的形式及其形成的生理机制的研究进展.     

VfCPK1, a gene encoding calcium-dependent protein kinase from Vicia faba, is induced by drought and abscisic acid

Calcium, one of the most ubiquitous second messengers, has been shown to be involved in a wide variety of responses in plants. Calcium-dependent protein kinases (CDPKs) (EC 2.7.1.37) are the predominant Ca(2+)-regulated serine/threonine protein kinase in plants and play an important role in plant calcium signal transduction. CDPKs are encoded by a large multigene family in many plants, which has been showed so far; however, the precise role of each specific CDPK is still largely unknown. A novel CDPK gene designated as VfCPK1 was cloned from epidermal peels of broad bean (Vicia faba L.) leaves using the rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE)-PCR technique and its expression was studied in detail. The VfCPK1 cDNA is 1783 bp long and contains an open reading frame of 1482 bp encoding 493 amino acids. VfCPK1 contains all conserved regions found in CDPKs and shows a high level of sequence similarity to many other plant CDPKs. VfCPK1 was highly expressed in leaves, especially in leaf epidermal peels of broad bean in mRNA and protein levels. Expressions of VfCPK1 at both the mRNA and protein levels were increased in leaves treated with abscisic acid or subjected to drought stress. Potential roles of VfCPK1 in epidermal peels are discussed. The nucleotide sequence data reported here were deposited in the GenBank database under accession number AY753552.     

Genome-wide identification of the rice calcium-dependent protein kinase and its closely related kinase gene families: comprehensive analysis of the CDPKs gene family in rice

In plants, calcium acts as a universal second messenger in various signal transduction pathways. The plant-specific calcium-dependent protein kinases (CDPKs) play important roles regulating downstream components of calcium signaling. We conducted a genome-wide analysis of rice CDPKs and identified 29 CDPK genes and eight closely related kinase genes, including five CDPK-related kinases (CRKs), one calcium and calmodulin-dependent protein kinase (CCaMK) and two phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) carboxylase kinase-related kinases (PEPRKs). The mRNA splicing sites of the rice CDPKs, CRKs and PEPRKs (but not OsCCaMK) are highly conserved, suggesting that these kinases are derived from a common ancestor. RNA gel blot analyses revealed that the majority of rice CDPK genes exhibited tissue-specific expression. Expression of OsCPK9 was elevated in seedlings infected by rice blast, indicating that this gene plays an important role in signaling in response to rice blast treatment. Our genomic and bioinformatic analyses will provide an important foundation for further functional dissection of the rice CDPK gene family.     

Protein kinases in plant responses to drought,salt, and cold stress

Protein kinases are major players in various signal transduction pathways. Understanding the molecular mechanisms behind plant responses to biotic and abiotic stresses has become critical for developing and breeding climate-resilient crops. In this review,we summarize recent progress on understanding plant drought, salt, and cold stress responses, with a focus on signal perception and transduction by different protein kinases, especially sucrose nonfermenting1(SNF1)-related protein kinases(Sn RKs),mitogen-activated protein kinase(MAPK) cascades,calcium-dependent protein kinases(CDPKs/CPKs),and receptor-like kinases(RLKs). We also discuss future challenges in these research fields.     

Functional characterisation of OsCPK21, a calcium-dependent protein kinase that confers salt tolerance in rice

Calcium acts as a messenger in various signal transduction pathways in plants. Calcium-dependent protein kinases (CDPKs) play important roles in regulating downstream components in calcium signaling pathways. In rice, the CDPKs constitute a large multigene family consisting of 29 genes, but the biological functions and functional divergence or redundancy of most of these genes remain unclear. Using a mini-scale full-length cDNA overexpressor (FOX) gene hunting system, we generated 250 independent transgenic rice plants overexpressing individual rice CDPKs (CDPK FOX-rice lines). These CDPK FOX-rice lines were screened for salt stress tolerance. The survival rate of the OsCPK21-FOX plants was higher than that of wild-type (WT) plants grown under high salinity conditions. The inhibition of seedling growth by abscisic acid (ABA) treatment was greater in the OsCPK21-FOX plants than in WT plants. Several ABA- and high salinity-inducible genes were more highly expressed in the OsCPK21-FOX plants than in WT plants. These results suggest that OsCPK21 is involved in the positive regulation of the signaling pathways that are involved in the response to ABA and salt stress.     

Expression of a grape calcium-dependent protein kinase ACPK1 in Arabidopsis thaliana promotes plant growth and confers abscisic acid-hypersensitivity in germination, postgermination growth, and stomatal movement

Calcium is an important second messenger involved in abscisic acid (ABA) signal transduction. Calcium-dependent protein kinases (CDPKs) are the best characterized calcium sensor in plants and are believed to be important components in plant hormone signaling. However, in planta genetic evidence has been lacking to link CDPK with ABA-regulated biological functions. We previously identified an ABA-stimulated CDPK from grape berry, which is potentially involved in ABA signaling. Here we report that heterologous overexpression of ACPK1 in Arabidopsis promotes significantly plant growth and enhances ABA-sensitivity in seed germination, early seedling growth and stomatal movement, providing evidence that ACPK1 is involved in ABA signal transduction as a positive regulator, and suggesting that the ACPK1 gene may be potentially used for elevating plant biomass production. The authors Xiang-Chun Yu, Sai-Yong Zhu, and Gui-Feng Gao contributed equally to this work.     

Possible involvement of Ca<Superscript>2+</Superscript>-dependent protein kinases in spore germination of the fern<Emphasis Type="Italic">Osmunda Japonica</Emphasis>

Fern gametophyte is a good model system to investigate signal transduction in plant cells. In this work, we examined whether CDPKs are involved in the mechanisms of spore germination of the fernOsmunda japonica. A protein extract from the spores included four CDPK isoforms with relative molecular weights of 56, 53, 49, and 47 kDa, as detected by immunoblot analysis, and they showed CDPK-like activities, as detected by in-gel protein-kinase assay. It was also found that the inhibitors effective on CDPKs, such as a general protein kinase inhibitor, K252a, and a calmodulin antagonist, W-7, largely suppressed the spore germination, and that many proteins of the spores were phosphorylated in vivo in a calcium dependent manner in the period when the spores require external Ca²⁺ for the germination. Furthermore, we showed that Sr²⁺ and Mn²⁺, which could substitute for Ca²⁺ in the spore germination, were also able to activate theOsmunda CDPKs. From these results, we concluded that CDPKs would participate in the spore germination ofO. japonica.