title: Advances in upstream players of cytokinin phosphorelay: receptors and histidine phosphotransfer proteins.
abstract: Cytokinins are a class of plant hormones that have been linked to numerous growth and developmental aspects in plants. The cytokinin signal is perceived by sensor histidine kinase receptors and transmitted via histidine phosphotransfer proteins (HPts) to downstream response regulators. Since their discovery, cytokinin receptors have been a focus of interest for many researchers. Ongoing research on these transmembrane receptors has greatly broadened our knowledge in terms of cytokinin-receptor interaction, receptor specificity, receptor cellular localization, and receptor functions in cytokinin related growth and developmental processes. This review focuses on the recent advances on the cytokinin receptors and HPt proteins in Arabidopsis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA.
authors.forename: Xiuling
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Aaron M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Rashotte
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000502:physiology; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D003583:Cytokinins / Q000378:metabolism*; D000071677:Histidine Kinase; D010770:Phosphotransferases / Q000378:metabolism*; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators / Q000378:metabolism*; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D003583:Cytokinins; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators; D010770:Phosphotransferases; D011494:Protein Kinases; D000071677:Histidine Kinase