Genome-wide comparative analysis of the IQD gene families in Arabidopsis thaliana and Oryza sativa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Calcium signaling plays a prominent role in plants for coordinating a wide range of developmental processes and responses to environmental cues. Stimulus-specific generation of intracellular calcium transients, decoding of calcium signatures, and transformation of the signal into cellular responses are integral modules of the transduction process. Several hundred proteins with functions in calcium signaling circuits have been identified, and the number of downstream targets of calcium sensors is expected to increase. We previously identified a novel, calmodulin-binding nuclear protein, IQD1, which stimulates glucosinolate accumulation and plant defense in Arabidopsis thaliana. Here, we present a comparative genome-wide analysis of a new class of putative calmodulin targe

SUBMITTER: Abel S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1368998 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature