植物凝集素类受体激酶参与非生物胁迫响应的研究进展

植物在生长发育过程中会受到各种胁迫因子的影响,非生物胁迫是其中极其重要的一类。类受体激酶(receptor-like kinases, RLKs)是植物中广泛存在的一类蛋白,能够快速有效地对胁迫因子作出响应,最终引起一系列生物效应。凝集素类受体激酶(lectin receptor-like kinases, LecRLKs)是RLKs的一个亚族,其具有细胞外凝集素结构域、跨膜结构域和细胞内激酶结构域三个结构域。根据细胞外凝集素结构域的不同可分为L、G和C三种不同类型。近年来,大量的研究表明植物凝集素类受体激酶在非生物胁迫响应中发挥重要作用。LecRLKs通过识别非生物胁迫相关的信号分子,激活下游的信号通路,如MAPK通路、ROS通路、钙信号通路等,调节基因表达和蛋白质翻译以增强植物的抗逆性。该文概述了植物凝集素类受体激酶的结构特征及其分类,并系统综述了LecRLKs在盐胁迫、低温胁迫、干旱胁迫、机械损伤和植物激素等非生物胁迫响应中的功能和作用机制,同时也对LecRLKs的未来研究方向作出了展望。该文不仅为深入了解植物凝集素类受体激酶参与非生物胁迫响应的功能提供了参考,而且为利用LecRLKs进行作物抗逆育种改良提供了理论依据。     

植物凝集素类受体蛋白激酶研究进展

自然界中植物的生长发育受到各种环境变化的影响。为了响应外界各种环境条件,植物演化出一系列识别和传递环境信号的蛋白分子,其中比较典型的是植物细胞质膜上的类受体蛋白激酶(RLKs)。凝集素类受体蛋白激酶(LecRLKs)是类受体蛋白激酶家族中的一个亚族,它主要包含3个结构域:细胞外凝集素结构域、跨膜结构域和细胞内激酶结构域。根据细胞外凝集素结构域的不同,LecRLKs可分为3种不同类型:L、G和C型。近年来,研究表明LecRLKs在植物生物/非生物胁迫和发育调控中发挥非常重要的作用。该文综述了植物凝集素类受体蛋白激酶的研究历史、结构特点、分类以及生物学功能,并重点阐述凝集素类受体蛋白激酶在植物生物/非生物胁迫响应和调控发育方面的功能。对不同类型和不同功能的植物凝集素类受体蛋白激酶进行阐述将有利于对该类蛋白开展功能研究,并为作物改良提供有益借鉴。     

类受体激酶调控根生长发育的研究进展

类受体激酶是一类具有激酶活性的单次跨膜受体,通过接收和传递胞外信号调控细胞的生理反应,参与植物生长发育过程。植物根在生长发育过程中受到大量的外部刺激和内源性发育信号的影响,植物必须通过整合这些信号并转化为细胞反应,才能适应不断变化的环境条件;植物类受体激酶作为细胞膜上的信息监测者,通过与外源和内源信号的通讯调控根的生长发育。该文对近年来国内外有关类受体激酶的结构、分类及其作用机制,特别是植物类受体激酶在根发育信号转导途径中的功能和作用等方面的研究进展进行综述,为进一步揭示植物类受体激酶在根生长发育中的功能及其作用机制提供参考。     

大豆类受体蛋白激酶基因GmRLCK的克隆及初步分析

植物类受体蛋白激酶(receptor-likeproteinkinase,RLK)在高等植物生长发育和环境刺激的信号传导中起着重要的作用。本文报告了一个新的大豆类受体蛋白激酶基因的全长cDNA克隆及对其基因结构和功能的初步分析。研究表明该基因序列编码的蛋白包含一个跨膜域、一个具有丝氨酸/苏氨酸激酶活性的胞内域和一个缺少N-末端信号肽的胞外域。采用生物信息学方法分析表明,该基因与一些拟南芥菜类受体蛋白激酶基因具有很高的相似性,这些激酶N-末端都缺少信号序列,属于植物胞质类受体激酶(receptor-likecytoplasmickinase,RLCK)亚家族。因此命名该大豆基因为GmRLCK(GenBankAccessionNo.AY687390)。对GmRLCK激酶域中磷酸化可能性较高的位点进行了预测。RT-PCR的结果表明,GmRLCK在大豆子叶、根、花以及豆荚中都有较高的表达,而在胚根、茎和成熟叶片中的表达相对较弱。进化分析表明GmRLCK与一些衰老相关的植物类受体蛋白激酶具有较近的亲缘关系。     

类受体激酶——植物环境适应性的调节枢纽

“莫听穿林打叶声,何妨吟啸且徐行。”大雨滂沱,苏轼拄着竹杖穿着蓑衣寻找避雨之所……树林竹叶虽不能避雨,却也不怕大雨的击打,这全都依赖于植物进化出了一套高度精密的信号响应机制来“趋利避害”,实现对环境变化的适应。植物感受环境信号需要类受体激酶(Receptor-like kinases,RLKs)。类受体激酶是一类定位在细胞膜上的单次跨膜蛋白,包括一个感受外界信号的胞外受体结构域,一个跨膜结构域和一个胞内激酶结构域。常见的类受体激酶信号通路中,首先由胞外受体结构域感受和识别细胞外界信号,将信号传递到细胞质一侧,胞质激酶结构域与下游蛋白相互作用,并启动其生化反应(如磷酸化),最终通过细胞核-细胞质穿梭信使将信号传递到细胞核内,调控下游基因表达进行信号输出,从而实现对环境快速变化的适应。     

植物类受体激酶的功能与底物鉴定

受体激酶是一类具有信号肽序列、胞外受体结构区、跨膜区和保守的胞内激酶区的蛋白质,普遍存在于各种生物体内．植物类受体激酶是植物体内信号分子的重要受体,几乎参与了所有的细胞代谢过程,包括生长发育、表达调控和逆境反应等．鉴于激酶的重要性和特殊性,其底物筛选已经成为该领域的研究热点．目前,筛选植物激酶底物的方法主要有酵母双杂交技术和蛋白质芯片技术等,但是,已经进行体内鉴定的底物极其有限．本文总结了植物类受体激酶的功能及其底物与筛选鉴定方法,并介绍了一些激酶的底物．     

类受体激酶FER调节植物与病原菌相互作用的分子机制

植物细胞依赖细胞质膜上的受体感知并传递环境信号,而受体通过与配体特异结合启动一系列下游信号转导途径,维持植物正常的生命活动及其对外界环境变化的适应。类受体激酶是其中一类重要受体,通常由胞外结合结构域、跨膜结构域和胞内激酶结构域3部分组成,是植物适应外界环境变化的重要调节枢纽。FER属于CrRLK1L类受体蛋白激酶家族,...     

植物凝集素类受体激酶的研究进展

植物凝集素类受体激酶是定位在细胞膜上的蛋白质,其结构从胞外至胞内依次是氨基端信号肽、配体结合域、单通道跨膜域和胞内丝氨酸/苏氨酸激酶域.目前对植物凝集素类受体激酶的功能、信号转导和配体识别等方面的研究已成为该领域的重点.对近年来国内外有关植物凝集素类受体激酶的结构、分类及其在植物抗病防御和抗逆反应中的作用研究进行综述,为今后进一步深入研究植物凝集素类受体激酶的生理生化功能及应用提供参考.     

五个水稻类受体激酶的抗体制备及检测

类受体激酶在植物发育、自交不亲和、雄性不育、抗逆和抗病等生命过程中起着重要的调控作用。为了对水稻类受体激酶的功能及生物学特性进行深入研究,本实验克隆表达了水稻中5个类受体激酶抗原表位片段,以纯化的蛋白质为抗原免疫新西兰兔,获得了特异性较高的多克隆抗体。Western blotting检测结果表明,5个类受体激酶均在叶片中表达。     

水稻中受体激酶的系统树分析

植物受体激酶(RLKs)在植物细胞内的反应中发挥着重要作用.为了比较拟南芥(Arabidopsis thaliana L.)和水稻(Oryza sativa L.)中受体激酶的进化关系,作者通过对北京华大基因研究中心(BGI)的籼稻蛋白质数据库进行BLASTP搜索,找到267个受体激酶类似基因,根据它们的胞外结构域可以将这些基因分为不同的类型.与拟南芥中受体激酶的系统树比较分析表明,不同类型的受体激酶具有不同的序列保守性,说明在植物进化过程中,不同类型的受体激酶具有不同的进化关系.水稻受体激酶与拟南芥受体激酶BRI1的多序列匹配结果也表明二者可能具有不同的磷酸化位点.     

Genome-wide analysis of lectin receptor-like kinase family from Arabidopsis and rice

Lectin receptor-like kinases (LecRLKs) are class of membrane proteins found in higher plants that are involved in diverse functions ranging from plant growth and development to stress tolerance. The basic structure of LecRLK protein comprises of a lectin and a kinase domain, which are interconnected by transmembrane region. Here we have identified LecRLKs from Arabidopsis and rice and studied these proteins on the basis of their expression profile and phylogenies. We were able to identify 32 G-type, 42 L-type and 1 C-type LecRLKs from Arabidopsis and 72 L-type, 100 G-type and 1 C-type LecRLKs from rice on the basis of their annotation and presence of lectin as well kinase domains. The whole family is rather intron-less. We have sub-grouped the gene family on the basis of their phylogram. Although on the basis of sequence the members of each group are closely associated but their functions vary to a great extent. The interacting partners and coexpression data of the genes revealed the importance of gene family in physiology and stress related responses. An in-depth analysis on gene-expression suggested clear demarcation in roles assigned to each gene. To gain additional knowledge about the LecRLK gene family, we searched for previously unreported motifs and checked their importance structurally on the basis of homology modelling. The analysis revealed that the gene family has important roles in diverse functions in plants, both in the developmental stages and in stress conditions. This study thus opens the possibility to explore the roles that LecRLKs might play in life of a plant.     

BON1 interacts with the protein kinases BIR1 and BAK1 in modulation of temperature-dependent plant growth and cell death in Arabidopsis

The Arabidopsis copine gene BON1 encodes a calcium-dependent phospholipid-binding protein involved in plant growth homeostasis and disease resistance. However, the biochemical and molecular mechanisms by which BON1 modulates plant growth and defense responses are not well understood. Here, we show that BON1 interacts physically with the leucine-rich-repeat receptor-like kinases BIR1 (BAK1-interacting receptor-like kinase 1) and pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP) receptor regulator BAK1 in vitro and in vivo. Additionally, bon1 and bir1 mutants exhibit synergistic interaction. While a bir1 null mutant has similar growth and cell-death defects compared with bon1, a bir1 bon1 double mutant displays more severe phenotypes than does the single mutants. The bon1-1 and bir1-1 phenotypes are partially suppressed by overexpression of BIR1 and BON1, respectively. Furthermore, the bir1 phenotype is attenuated by a loss-of-function mutation in the resistance (R) gene SNC1 (Suppressor of npr1-1, constitutive 1), which mediates defense responses in bon1. Intriguingly, BON1 and BIR1 can be phosphorylated by BAK1 in vitro. Our findings suggest that BIR1 functions as a negative regulator of plant resistance and that BON1 and BIR1 might modulate both PAMP- and R protein-triggered immune responses.     

An update on receptor-like kinase involvement in the maintenance of plant cell wall integrity

Background

Plant cell walls form the interface between the cells and their environment. They perform different functions, such as protecting cells from biotic and abiotic stress and providing structural support during development. Maintenance of the functional integrity of cell walls during these different processes is a prerequisite that enables the walls to perform their particular functions. The available evidence suggests that an integrity maintenance mechanism exists in plants that is capable of both detecting wall integrity impairment caused by cell wall damage and initiating compensatory responses to maintain functional integrity. The responses involve 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC), jasmonic acid, reactive oxygen species and calcium-based signal transduction cascades as well as the production of lignin and other cell wall components. Experimental evidence implicates clearly different signalling molecules, but knowledge regarding contributions of receptor-like kinases to this process is less clear. Different receptor-like kinase families have been considered as possible sensors for perception of cell wall damage; however, strong experimental evidence that provides insights into functioning exists for very few kinases.

Scope and Conclusions

This review examines the involvement of cell wall integrity maintenance in different biological processes, defines what constitutes plant cell wall damage that impairs functional integrity, clarifies which stimulus perception and signal transduction mechanisms are required for integrity maintenance and assesses the available evidence regarding the functions of receptor-like kinases during cell wall integrity maintenance. The review concludes by discussing how the plant cell wall integrity maintenance mechanism could form an essential component of biotic stress responses and of plant development, functions that have not been fully recognized to date.     

Pattern recognition receptors: from the cell surface to intracellular dynamics

Detection of potentially infectious microorganisms is essential for plant immunity. Microbial communities growing on plant surfaces are constantly monitored according to their conserved microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs). In recent years, several pattern-recognition receptors, including receptor-like kinases and receptor-like proteins, and their contribution to disease resistance have been described. MAMP signaling must be carefully controlled and seems to involve receptor endocytosis. As a further surveillance layer, plants are able to specifically recognize microbial effector molecules via nucleotide-binding site leucine-rich repeat receptors (NB-LRR). A number of recent studies show that NB-LRR translocate to the nucleus in order to exert their activity. In this review, current knowledge regarding the recognition of MAMPs by surface receptors, receptor activation, signaling, and subcellular redistribution are discussed.     

植物受体蛋白激酶的研究进展

在植物中存在一种由胞外结构域、跨膜区域和胞内的蛋白激酶区域三部分组成的跨膜受体蛋白激酶（receptor-lik protein kinases,RLKs)。该蛋白一方面作为胞外特异配基的受体,同时本身又是一种蛋白激酶。研究表明,植物细胞中的RLKs可能参与了植物细胞抗逆反应,植物形态发生、自交不亲和等生理生化反应,作者将从RLKs的结构、种类,基因表达方式及其植物生长和发育过程中的作用做简要介绍。     

大豆类受体蛋白激酶基因(rlpk2)RNAi双元表达载体的构建及其转基因

植物类受体蛋白激酶(plant receptor-like kinases RLKs)以其特有的结构在植物的生长、发育和防御等多种生理生化过程中发挥着重要的作用。利用RNA干扰技术(RNA interference RNAi)来研究RLKs的功能已日趋成熟。本文根据植物中hpRNA(hairpin RNA)的原理,以大豆类受体蛋白激酶基因rlpk2为靶基因,在rlpk2-cDNA序列3'端选择312bp作为构建RNAi的序列,借助中间克隆载体,经过三次亚克隆,最后形成含rlpk2-RNAi表达盒的双元表达载体pART27-R2,并转入农杆菌LBA4404。采用农杆菌介导大豆子叶节转化方法,共获得了三株转基因植株。转基因植株 RT-PCR分析表明rlpk2基因已被成功敲减(knock-down),并且发现敲减大豆叶片中的rlpk2基因表达明显改善大豆叶片的光合能力,结合前期研究结果,表明rlpk2基因可能在维持叶绿体的结构及保护叶绿体膜系统的完整性方面起负调节作用。