title: Brassinosteroid signalling.
abstract: The brassinosteroid (BR) class of steroid hormones regulates plant development and physiology. The BR signal is transduced by a receptor kinase-mediated signal transduction pathway, which is distinct from animal steroid signalling systems. Recent studies have fully connected the BR signal transduction chain and have identified thousands of BR target genes, linking BR signalling to numerous cellular processes. Molecular links between BR and several other signalling pathways have also been identified. Here, we provide an overview of the highly integrated BR signalling network and explain how this steroid hormone functions as a master regulator of plant growth, development and metabolism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
authors.forename: Jia-Ying
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Juthamas
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sae-Seaw
authors.forename: Zhi-Yong
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D060406:Brassinosteroids / Q000378:metabolism*; D017343:Genes, Plant / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D005875:Gibberellins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008027:Light; D063245:Plant Development / Q000502:physiology*; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D060406:Brassinosteroids; D005875:Gibberellins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D011494:Protein Kinases