Ethylene signaling: identification of a putative ETR1-AHP1 phosphorelay complex by fluorescence spectroscopy |
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Authors: | Scharein Benjamin Voet-van-Vormizeele Jan Harter Klaus Groth Georg |
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Affiliation: | a Biochemie der Pflanzen, Heinrich-Heine Universität, Universitätsstr. 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany b Pflanzenphysiologie, Universität Tübingen, ZMBP, Auf der Morgenstelle 1, 72076 Tübingen, Germany |
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Abstract: | The plant ethylene receptor ETR1, which shows substantial sequence homology to typical bacterial histidine kinases, is involved in the coordination of several growth and development processes. Fluorescence polarization studies presented here demonstrate a specific interaction of ETR1 with the histidine-containing transfer protein AHP1, supporting the idea that a phosphorelay module is involved in ethylene signaling. The sensitive assay employed in our studies allows analysis of protein-protein interactions in a homogenous aqueous environment, exact control of external parameters, and quantitative analysis of the affinity and stability of the complex. Thereby it provides the basics for a more quantitative elucidation of phosphorelay modules acquired in phytohormone signaling. |
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Keywords: | Ethylene signaling Phytohormone receptor Membrane protein Two-component system Phosphorelay Arabidopsis thaliana |
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