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ArticleCell host & microbe2014

Modulation of RNA polymerase II phosphorylation downstream of pathogen perception orchestrates plant immunity.

Fangjun Li, Cheng Cheng, Fuhao Cui, Marcos V V de Oliveira, Xiao Yu, Xiangzong Meng, Aline C Intorne, Kevin Babilonia, Maoying Li, Bo Li and 13 more

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Article in Cell host & microbe, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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53 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 104 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

23 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Fangjun LiCollege of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; Department of Plant Pathology & Microbiology, and Institute for Plant Genomics & Biotechnology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
Cheng ChengDepartment of Biochemistry & Biophysics, and Institute for Plant Genomics & Biotechnology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
Fuhao CuiCollege of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; Department of Plant Pathology & Microbiology, and Institute for Plant Genomics & Biotechnology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
Marcos V V de OliveiraDepartment of Plant Pathology & Microbiology, and Institute for Plant Genomics & Biotechnology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA; Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, and Institute for Plant Genomics & Biotechnology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA; Center of Biosciences & Biotechnology, North Rio de Janeiro State University, 28013-602, Brazil.
Xiao YuDepartment of Plant Pathology & Microbiology, and Institute for Plant Genomics & Biotechnology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
Xiangzong MengDepartment of Biochemistry & Biophysics, and Institute for Plant Genomics & Biotechnology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
Aline C IntorneDepartment of Plant Pathology & Microbiology, and Institute for Plant Genomics & Biotechnology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA; Center of Biosciences & Biotechnology, North Rio de Janeiro State University, 28013-602, Brazil.
Kevin BabiloniaDepartment of Biochemistry & Biophysics, and Institute for Plant Genomics & Biotechnology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA; Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, Mayagüez, PR 00680, USA.
Maoying LiCollege of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, and Institute for Plant Genomics & Biotechnology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
Bo LiDepartment of Plant Pathology & Microbiology, and Institute for Plant Genomics & Biotechnology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
Sixue ChenDepartment of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
Xianfeng MaInstitute for Bioscience & Biotechnology Research, University of Maryland, Rockville, MD 20850; Department of Plant Science & Landscape Architecture, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
Shunyuan XiaoInstitute for Bioscience & Biotechnology Research, University of Maryland, Rockville, MD 20850; Department of Plant Science & Landscape Architecture, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
Yi ZhengBoyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
Zhangjun FeiBoyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
Richard P MetzGenomics and Bioinformatics Services, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, College Station, TX 77845, USA.
Charles D JohnsonGenomics and Bioinformatics Services, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, College Station, TX 77845, USA.
Hisashi KoiwaVegetable and Fruit Improvement Center, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
Wenxian SunCollege of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Zhaohu LiCollege of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Gonçalo A de Souza FilhoCenter of Biosciences & Biotechnology, North Rio de Janeiro State University, 28013-602, Brazil.
Libo ShanDepartment of Plant Pathology & Microbiology, and Institute for Plant Genomics & Biotechnology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA. Electronic address: lshan@tamu.edu.
Ping HeDepartment of Biochemistry & Biophysics, and Institute for Plant Genomics & Biotechnology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA. Electronic address: pinghe@tamu.edu.
Texas A&M University · USChina Agricultural University · CNCornell University · USUniversity of Maryland, College Park · USUniversidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro · BRUniversity of Florida · US

Funding

Differential regulation of plant innate immunityR01GM092893 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI HE, PING · 2010 to 2022
$2.7M
Phosphorylation and ubiquitination of immune sensory complexes in innate immune signalingR01GM097247 · NIGMS · TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY · PI SHAN, LIBO · 2011 to 2021
$2.4M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM092893NIGMS NIH HHS R01GM092893NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM097247NIGMS NIH HHS R01GM097247
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Perception of microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs) elicits host transcriptional reprogramming as part of the immune response. Although pathogen perception is well studied, the signaling networks orchestrating immune gene expression remain less clear. In a genetic screen for components involved in the early immune gene transcription reprogramming, we identified Arabidopsis RNA polymerase II C-terminal domain (CTD) phosphatase-like 3 (CPL3) as a negative regulator of immune gene expression. MAMP perception induced rapid and transient cyclin-dependent kinase C (CDKC)-mediated phosphorylation of Arabidopsis CTD. The CDKCs, which are in turn phosphorylated and activated by a canonical MAP kinase (MAPK) cascade, represent a point of signaling convergence downstream of multiple immune receptors. CPL3 directly dephosphorylated CTD to counteract MAPK-mediated CDKC regulation. Thus, modulation of the phosphorylation dynamics of eukaryotic RNA polymerase II transcription machinery by MAPKs, CTD kinases, and phosphatases constitutes an essential mechanism for rapid orchestration of host immune gene expression and defense upon pathogen attacks.

Indexed as

ArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsCyclin-Dependent KinasesGene Expression Regulation, PlantMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesPhosphoprotein PhosphatasesPhosphorylationPlant DiseasesProtein Structure, TertiaryPseudomonas syringaeRNA Polymerase IIArabidopsis ProteinsAt2g33540 protein, ArabidopsisCyclin-Dependent KinasesMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesPhosphoprotein PhosphatasesRNA Polymerase II

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PMID25464831
PMCPMC4268009
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