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ArticleCell research2016

Structural basis for specific self-incompatibility response in Brassica.

Rui Ma, Zhifu Han, Zehan Hu, Guangzhong Lin, Xinqi Gong, Heqiao Zhang, June B Nasrallah, Jijie Chai

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Article in Cell research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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  11. Molecular mechanisms of self-incompatibility in Brassicaceae and Solanaceae.Proceedings of the Japan Academy. Series B, Physical and biological sciences · 2024
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8 authors.

Rui MaInnovation Center for Structural Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Zhifu HanInnovation Center for Structural Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Zehan HuInnovation Center for Structural Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Guangzhong LinInnovation Center for Structural Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Xinqi GongInstitute for Mathematical Sciences, Renmin University of China, 100872.
Heqiao ZhangInnovation Center for Structural Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
June B NasrallahSection of Plant Biology, 412 Mann Library Building, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
Jijie ChaiInnovation Center for Structural Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Self-incompatibility (SI) is a widespread mechanism in flowering plants which prevents self-fertilization and inbreeding. In Brassica, recognition of the highly polymorphic S-locus cysteine-rich protein (SCR; or S-locus protein 11) by the similarly polymorphic S-locus receptor kinase (SRK) dictates the SI specificity. Here, we report the crystal structure of the extracellular domain of SRK9 (eSRK9) in complex with SCR9 from Brassica rapa. SCR9 binding induces eSRK9 homodimerization, forming a 2:2 eSRK:SCR heterotetramer with a shape like the letter "A". Specific recognition of SCR9 is mediated through three hyper-variable (hv) regions of eSRK9. Each SCR9 simultaneously interacts with hvI and one-half of hvII from one eSRK9 monomer and the other half of hvII from the second eSRK9 monomer, playing a major role in mediating SRK9 homodimerization without involving interaction between the two SCR9 molecules. Single mutations of residues critical for the eSRK9-SCR9 interaction disrupt their binding in vitro. Our study rationalizes a body of data on specific recognition of SCR by SRK and provides a structural template for understanding the co-evolution between SRK and SCR.

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Amino Acid SequenceBrassicaCrystallography, X-RayDimerizationMutagenesisPlant ProteinsProtein BindingProtein KinasesProtein Structure, QuaternaryProtein Structure, TertiarySequence AlignmentPlant ProteinsProtein KinasesS-receptor kinase

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PMID27824028
PMCPMC5143417

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