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Calcium-activated 14-3-3 proteins as a molecular switch in salt stress tolerance

Year: 2019
Type: article
Abstract: Calcium is a universal secondary messenger that triggers many cellular responses. However, it is unclear how a calcium signal is coordinately decoded by different calcium sensors, which in turn regulate downstream targets to fulfill a specific physiological function. Here we show that SOS2-LIKE PROTEIN KINASE5 (PKS5) can negatively regulate the Salt-Overly-Sensitive signaling pathway in Arabidopsis. PKS5 can interact with and phosphorylate SOS2 at Ser 294 , promote the interaction between SOS2 and 14-3-3 proteins, and repress SOS2 activity. However, salt stress promotes an interaction between 14-3-3 proteins and PKS5, repressing its kinase activity and releasing inhibition of SOS2. We provide evidence that 14-3-3 proteins bind to Ca 2+ , and that Ca 2+ modulates 14-3-3-dependent regulation of SOS2 and PKS5 kinase activity. Our results suggest that a salt-induced calcium signal is decoded by 14-3-3 and SOS3/SCaBP8 proteins, which selectively activate/inactivate the downstream protein kinases SOS2 and PKS5 to regulate Na + homeostasis by coordinately mediating plasma membrane Na + /H + antiporter and H + -ATPase activity.
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $5,200
OpenAlex ID: W2922059199
FWCI: 20.97
Cites: 43
Cited by: 306
Related to: 10