Heterotrimeric G-proteins in Picea abies and their regulation in response to Heterobasidion annosum s.l. infection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Heterotrimeric G-proteins are important signalling switches, present in all eukaryotic kingdoms. In plants they regulate several developmental functions and play an important role in plant-microbe interactions. The current knowledge on plant G-proteins is mostly based on model angiosperms and little is known about the G-protein repertoire and function in other lineages. In this study we investigate the heterotrimeric G-protein subunit repertoire in Pinaceae, including phylogenetic relationships, radiation and sequence diversity levels in relation to other plant linages. We also investigate functional diversification of the G-protein complex in Picea abies by analysing transcriptional regulation of the G-protein subunits in different tissues and in response to pathogen in

SUBMITTER: de Vries S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4676809 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature