Salicylic Acid Targets Protein Phosphatase 2A to Attenuate Growth in Plants.

ABSTRACT: Plants, like other multicellular organisms, survive through a delicate balance between growth and defense against pathogens. Salicylic acid (SA) is a major defense signal in plants, and the perception mechanism as well as downstream signaling activating the immune response are known. Here, we identify a parallel SA signaling that mediates growth attenuation. SA directly binds to A subunits of protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A), inhibiting activity of this complex. Among PP2A targets, the PIN2 auxin transporter is hyperphosphorylated in response to SA, leading to changed activity of this important growth regulator. Accordingly, auxin transport and auxin-mediated root development, including growth, gravitropic response, and lateral root organogenesis, are inhibited. This study reveals how SA, bes

SUBMITTER: Tan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6997888 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature