title: Activation of a putative MAP kinase in pollen is stimulated by the self-incompatibility (SI) response.
abstract: Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) operate downstream of receptor-ligand interactions, playing a pivotal role in responses to extracellular signals. The self-incompatibility (SI) response in Papaver rhoeas L. triggers a Ca2+-dependent signalling cascade resulting in inhibition of incompatible pollen. We have investigated the possible involvement of MAPKs in SI. We report the enhanced activation of a 56 kDa protein kinase (p56) in SI-induced pollen and provide evidence that p56 has MAPK activity. This provides an important advance in our understanding of the SI response. We believe this is the first direct biochemical demonstration of activation of a MAPK during SI.
authors.affiliation: School of Biosciences, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, B15 2TT, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: Jason J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Rudd
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Osman
authors.forename: F Christopher H
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Franklin
authors.forename: Vernonica E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Franklin-Tong
mesh_terms: D020013:Calcium Signaling / Q000502:physiology*; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D007700:Kinetics; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D010207:Papaver / Q000201:enzymology*; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D011058:Pollen / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000502:physiology; D012098:Reproduction
chemical_list: D010940:Plant Proteins; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases