Abstract
In Arabidopsis thaliana, mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling cascades that contain MPK3, MPK4 and MPK6 have been implicated in various aspects of developmental processes and stress responses. We identified an ethylene response factor (ERF104), which controls innate immunity, to be a specific substrate of MPK6 and showed that ethylene signaling regulates the release of the ERF104 substrate from its kinase. Implications and questions that arise from our findings are addressed. To promote discussions, previously unpublished data, that are rather confounding, are presented and possible explanation provided on how these may fit into our current model.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 672-674 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Plant Signaling and Behavior |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2009 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Funding for our research is provided by German Research Foundation within the SFB648 program.
Keywords
- Defense
- Ethylene
- MAP kinase
- Protein-protein interaction
- Signal transduction