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ArticleThe EMBO journal2022

Salicylic acid-activated BIN2 phosphorylation of TGA3 promotes Arabidopsis PR gene expression and disease resistance.

Qing Han, Wenrong Tan, Yuqing Zhao, Feng Yang, Xiuhong Yao, Honghui Lin, Dawei Zhang

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Article in The EMBO journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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36 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 56 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 2 institutions in 1 country.

Qing Han *Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment, College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Wenrong Tan *Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment, College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yuqing ZhaoMinistry of Education Key Laboratory for Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment, College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Feng YangMinistry of Education Key Laboratory for Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment, College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Xiuhong YaoMinistry of Education Key Laboratory for Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment, College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Honghui LinMinistry of Education Key Laboratory for Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment, College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Dawei ZhangMinistry of Education Key Laboratory for Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment, College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8146-0831
Sichuan University · CNSouthwest University of Science and Technology · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The plant defense hormone, salicylic acid (SA), plays essential roles in immunity and systemic acquired resistance. Salicylic acid induced by the pathogen is perceived by the receptor nonexpressor of pathogenesis-related genes 1 (NPR1), which is recruited by TGA transcription factors to induce the expression of pathogenesis-related (PR) genes. However, the mechanism by which post-translational modifications affect TGA's transcriptional activity by salicylic acid signaling/pathogen infection is not well-established. Here, we report that the loss-of-function mutant of brassinosteroid insensitive2 (BIN2) and its homologs, bin2-3 bil1 bil2, causes impaired pathogen resistance and insensitivity to SA-induced PR gene expression, whereas the gain-of-function mutant, bin2-1, exhibited enhanced SA signaling and immunity against the pathogen. Our results demonstrate that salicylic acid activates BIN2 kinase, which in turn phosphorylates TGA3 at Ser33 to enhance TGA3 DNA binding ability and NPR1-TGA3 complex formation, leading to the activation of PR gene expression. These findings implicate BIN2 as a new component of salicylic acid signaling, functioning as a key node in balancing brassinosteroid-mediated plant growth and SA-induced immunity.

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ArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsBasic-Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsBrassinosteroidsDisease ResistanceDNAGene ExpressionGene Expression Regulation, PlantHormonesPhosphorylationPlant Growth RegulatorsProtein KinasesSalicylic AcidTranscription FactorsArabidopsis ProteinsAt4g18710 protein, ArabidopsisBasic-Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsBrassinosteroidsDNAHormonesNPR1 protein, ArabidopsisPlant Growth RegulatorsProtein KinasesSalicylic AcidTGA3 protein, ArabidopsisTranscription FactorsBIN2brassinosteroidplant immunitysalicylic acidTGA3

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PMCPMC9531300
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