Zhana Chagan, Genki Nakata, Shin Suzuki, Ayumi Yamagami, Ryo Tachibana, Surina Surina, Shozo Fujioka, Minami Matsui, Tetsuo Kushiro, Takuya Miyakawa, Tadao Asami, Takeshi Nakano
Glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3) is an evolutionarily conserved serine/threonine protein kinase in eukaryotes. In plants, the GSK3-like kinase BRASSINOSTEROID-INSENSITIVE 2 (BIN2) functions as a central signaling node through which hormonal and environmental signals are integrated to regulate plant development and stress adaptation. BIN2 plays a major regulatory role in brassinosteroid (BR) signaling and is critical for phosphorylating/inactivating BRASSINAZOLE-RESISTANT 1 (BZR1), also known as BRZ-INSENSITIVE-LONG HYPOCOTYL 1 (BIL1), a master transcription factor of BR signaling, but the detailed regulatory mechanism of BIN2 action has not been fully revealed...
April 18, 2024: Plant Physiology