title: Functional complementation of the Schizosaccharomyces pombe wis1 mutant by Arabidopsis MEK1 and non-catalytic enhancement by CTR1.
abstract: Arabidopsis thaliana MEK1 encodes a MAPKK homolog whose role in plants is currently unknown. High (but not low) expression of MEK1 rescued the Deltawis1 (MAPKK) mutant of the Schizosaccharomyces pombe Win1/Wis4-Wis1-Sty1 stress-activated MAPK pathway. Rescue was dependent upon upstream and downstream components of the pathway, suggesting that MEK1 might function in a homologous MAPK pathway in plants. When MEK1 was expressed at a low level, rescue of Deltawis1 was achieved by co-expressing Arabidopsis CTR1 (a putative MAPKK kinase (MAPKKK)). CTR1 constructs alone did not rescue the pathway, indicating that CTR1 augmented MEK1 function. Further data indicated that this enhancement was not due to CTR1 kinase activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics and Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station, HJ Patterson Hall, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics*; D027682:Cation Transport Proteins; D000079923:Copper Transporter 1; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D005816:Genetic Complementation Test; D048369:MAP Kinase Kinase 1; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020929:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D009154:Mutation; D011494:Protein Kinases; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012568:Schizosaccharomyces / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D029702:Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins
chemical_list: D027682:Cation Transport Proteins; D000079923:Copper Transporter 1; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D029702:Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins; D011494:Protein Kinases; C477753:CTR1 protein, Arabidopsis; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D048369:MAP Kinase Kinase 1; D020929:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases; C072068:wis1 protein, S pombe