Co-option of EDM2 to distinct regulatory modules in Arabidopsis thaliana development.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Strong immunity of plants to pathogenic microorganisms is often mediated by highly specific mechanisms of non-self recognition that are dependent on disease resistance (R) genes. The Arabidopsis thaliana protein EDM2 is required for immunity mediated by the R gene RPP7. EDM2 is nuclear localized and contains typical features of transcriptional and epigenetic regulators. In addition, to its role in immunity, EDM2 plays also a role in promoting floral transition. This developmental function of EDM2, but not its role in RPP7-mediated disease resistance, seems to involve the protein kinase WNK8, which physically interacts with EDM2 in nuclei.

Results

Here we report that EDM2 affects additional developmental processes which include the formation of leaf pavement cells

SUBMITTER: Tsuchiya T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2956552 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature