Phosphorylation-dependent subfunctionalization of the calcium-dependent protein kinase CPK28.

ABSTRACT: Calcium (Ca²⁺)-dependent protein kinases (CDPKs or CPKs) are a unique family of Ca²⁺ sensor/kinase-effector proteins with diverse functions in plants. In Arabidopsis thaliana, CPK28 contributes to immune homeostasis by promoting degradation of the key immune signaling receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase BOTRYTIS-INDUCED KINASE 1 (BIK1) and additionally functions in vegetative-to-reproductive stage transition. How CPK28 controls these seemingly disparate pathways is unknown. Here, we identify a single phosphorylation site in the kinase domain of CPK28 (Ser318) that is differentially required for its function in immune homeostasis and stem elongation. We show that CPK28 undergoes intermolecular autophosphorylation on Ser318 and can additionally be transphosphorylate

SUBMITTER: Bredow M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8126791 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature