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ArticleNature communications2021

Regulation of plant phototropic growth by NPH3/RPT2-like substrate phosphorylation and 14-3-3 binding.

Stuart Sullivan, Thomas Waksman, Dimitra Paliogianni, Louise Henderson, Melanie Lütkemeyer, Noriyuki Suetsugu, John M Christie

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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33citing papers in PubMed
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 68 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Stuart SullivanInstitute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Bower Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK. Stuart.Sullivan@glasgow.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-1042-7855
Thomas WaksmanInstitute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Bower Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5939-8517
Dimitra PaliogianniInstitute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Bower Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4618-0022
Louise HendersonInstitute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Bower Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK.
Melanie LütkemeyerInstitute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Bower Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK.
Noriyuki SuetsuguInstitute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Bower Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK.
John M ChristieInstitute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Bower Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK. John.Christie@glasgow.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-9976-0055
University of Glasgow · GBBielefeld University · DETokyo University of the Arts · JP

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/M002128/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/R001499/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polarity underlies all directional growth responses in plants including growth towards the light (phototropism). The plasma-membrane associated protein, NON-PHOTOTROPIC HYPOCOTYL 3 (NPH3) is a key determinant of phototropic growth which is regulated by phototropin (phot) AGC kinases. Here we demonstrate that NPH3 is directly phosphorylated by phot1 within a conserved C-terminal consensus sequence (RxS) that is necessary to promote phototropism and petiole positioning in Arabidopsis. RxS phosphorylation also triggers 14-3-3 binding combined with changes in NPH3 phosphorylation and localisation status. Mutants of NPH3 that are unable to bind or constitutively bind 14-3-3 s show compromised functionality consistent with a model where phototropic curvature is established by signalling outputs arising from a gradient of NPH3 RxS phosphorylation across the stem. Our findings therefore establish that NPH3/RPT2-Like (NRL) proteins are phosphorylation targets for plant AGC kinases. Moreover, RxS phosphorylation is conserved in other members of the NRL family, suggesting a common mechanism of regulating plant growth to the prevailing light environment.

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14-3-3 ProteinsAmino Acid MotifsArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsConsensus SequenceGene Expression Regulation, PlantHypocotylLightPhosphorylationPhototropismProtein BindingProtein Serine-Threonine Kinases14-3-3 ProteinsArabidopsis ProteinsNPH1 protein, ArabidopsisNPH3 protein, ArabidopsisProtein Serine-Threonine Kinases

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PMID34675214
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