GSK3-like kinases integrate brassinosteroid signaling and stomatal development

Sci Signal. 2012 Jul 17;5(233):pe30. doi: 10.1126/scisignal.2003311.

Abstract

Developmental pathways are often regulated by multiple signals, and a major challenge is to understand how the different signaling pathways triggered by these signals interact to modulate a specific process. Brassinosteroids (BRs) are plant hormones that regulate cell expansion, cell division, and photomorphogenesis. A key regulator in BR signaling, the GSK3- and SHAGGY-like kinase BRASSINOSTEROID INSENSITIVE2, regulates two distinct steps in the stomatal development signaling pathway to either enhance or inhibit this process.

MeSH terms

  • Arabidopsis / metabolism
  • Arabidopsis / physiology*
  • Arabidopsis Proteins / metabolism*
  • Brassinosteroids / metabolism*
  • Models, Biological*
  • Plant Stomata / growth & development*
  • Protein Kinases / metabolism*
  • Signal Transduction / physiology*

Substances

  • Arabidopsis Proteins
  • Brassinosteroids
  • Protein Kinases
  • BIN2 protein, Arabidopsis