PHYTOCHROME KINASE SUBSTRATE 1 is a phototropin 1 binding protein required for phototropism.
Phototropism, or plant growth in response to unidirectional light, is an adaptive response of crucial importance. Lateral differences in low fluence rates of blue light are detected by phototropin 1 (phot1) in Arabidopsis. Only NONPHOTOTROPIC HYPOCOTYL 3 (NPH3) and root phototropism 2, both belonging to the same family of proteins, have been previously identified as phototropin-interacting signal transducers involved in phototropism. PHYTOCHROME KINASE SUBSTRATE (PKS) 1 and PKS2 are two phytochrome signaling components belonging to a small gene family in Arabidopsis (PKS1-PKS4). The strong enhancement of PKS1 expression by blue light and its light induction in the elongation zone of the hypocotyl prompted us to study the function of this gene family during phototropism. Photobiological experiments show that the PKS proteins are critical for hypocotyl phototropism. Furthermore, PKS1 interacts with phot1 and NPH3 in vivo at the plasma membrane and in vitro, indicating that the PKS proteins may function directly with phot1 and NPH3 to mediate phototropism. The phytochromes are known to influence phototropism but the mechanism involved is still unclear. We show that PKS1 induction by a pulse of blue light is phytochrome A-dependent, suggesting that the PKS proteins may provide a molecular link between these two photoreceptor families.
Lariguet
Patricia
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Department of Molecular Biology, University of Geneva, 30 Quai Ernest Ansermet, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
Schepens
Isabelle
I
Hodgson
Daniel
D
Pedmale
Ullas V
UV
Trevisan
Martine
M
Kami
Chitose
C
de Carbonnel
Matthieu
M
Alonso
José M
JM
Ecker
Joseph R
JR
Liscum
Emmanuel
E
Fankhauser
Christian
C
D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D018524:Phototropism / Q000235:genetics*; D051942:Phytochrome A / Q000378:metabolism; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; C400222:NPH3 protein, Arabidopsis; C485609:PKS1 protein, Arabidopsis; C502023:PKS2 protein, Arabidopsis; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D051942:Phytochrome A; C103646:NPH1 protein, Arabidopsis; C512593:PKS4 protein, Arabidopsis; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases