Reciprocal Regulation of the TOR Kinase and ABA Receptor Balances Plant Growth and Stress Response.
Mol Cell
; 69(1): 100-112.e6, 2018 01 04.
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ABSTRACT
As sessile organisms, plants must adapt to variations in the environment. Environmental stress triggers various responses, including growth inhibition, mediated by the plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA). The mechanisms that integrate stress responses with growth are poorly understood. Here, we discovered that the Target of Rapamycin (TOR) kinase phosphorylates PYL ABA receptors at a conserved serine residue to prevent activation of the stress response in unstressed plants. This phosphorylation disrupts PYL association with ABA and with PP2C phosphatase effectors, leading to inactivation of SnRK2 kinases. Under stress, ABA-activated SnRK2s phosphorylate Raptor, a component of the TOR complex, triggering TOR complex dissociation and inhibition. Thus, TOR signaling represses ABA signaling and stress responses in unstressed conditions, whereas ABA signaling represses TOR signaling and growth during times of stress. Plants utilize this conserved phospho-regulatory feedback mechanism to optimize the balance of growth and stress responses.
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Reguladores de Crescimento de Plantas
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Arabidopsis
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Ácido Abscísico
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Receptores de Superfície Celular
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Regulação da Expressão Gênica de Plantas
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Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases
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Proteínas de Arabidopsis
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Mol Cell
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos