Structural basis for recognition of an endogenous peptide by the plant receptor kinase PEPR1.

ABSTRACT: The endogenous peptides AtPep1-8 in Arabidopsis mature from the conserved C-terminal portions of their precursor proteins PROPEP1-8, respectively. The two homologous leucine-rich repeat-receptor kinases (LRR-RKs) PEPR1 and PEPR2 act as receptors of AtPeps. AtPep binding leads to stable association of PEPR1,2 with the shared receptor LRR-RK BAK1, eliciting immune responses similar to those induced by pathogens. Here we report a crystal structure of the extracellular LRR domain of PEPR1 (PEPR1LRR) in complex with AtPep1. The structure reveals that AtPep1 adopts a fully extended conformation and binds to the inner surface of the superhelical PEPR1LRR. Biochemical assays showed that AtPep1 is capable of inducing PEPR1LRR-BAK1LRR heterodimerization. The conserved C-terminal portion of AtPep1 do

SUBMITTER: Tang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4650589 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature