Arabidopsis Calmodulin-Like Proteins, CML15 and CML16 Possess Biochemical Properties Distinct from Calmodulin and Show Non-overlapping Tissue Expression Patterns.

ABSTRACT: Calcium ions are used as ubiquitous, key second messengers in cells across eukaryotic taxa. In plants, calcium signal transduction is involved in a wide range of cellular processes from abiotic and biotic stress responses to development and growth. Calcium signals are detected by calcium sensor proteins, of which calmodulin (CaM), is the most evolutionarily conserved and well-studied. These sensors regulate downstream targets to propagate the information in signaling pathways. Plants possess a large family of calcium sensors related to CaM, termed CaM-like (CMLs), that are not found in animals and remain largely unstudied at the structural and functional level. Here, we investigated the biochemical properties and gene promoter activity of two closely related members of the Arabidopsis</

SUBMITTER: Ogunrinde A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5743801 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature