title: Convergence and specificity in the Arabidopsis MAPK nexus.
abstract: Although mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signal transduction cascades are known regulators of various aspects of plant biology, our knowledge of these systems has been largely restricted to a small subset of the MAPKs. However, global analyses are now revealing that many more of these kinases are probably engaged in modulating developmental and fitness adaptation processes in the plant kingdom. In this review, we show how these new findings are beginning to define the overall architecture of plant MAPK signaling, with a particular focus on the interplay between the terminal MPKs and their activators, inactivators and cellular targets.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell and Organism Biology, Lund University, SE-223 62 Lund, Sweden.
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Andreasson
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ellis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D020935:MAP Kinase Signaling System; D010802:Phylogeny; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases