title: Evolutionarily conserved CLE peptide signaling in plant development, symbiosis, and parasitism.
abstract: Small polypeptides are widely used as signaling molecules in cell-to-cell communication in animals and plants. The CLAVATA3/EMBRYO SURROUNDING REGION-RELATED (CLE) gene family is composed of numerous genes that contain conserved CLE domains in various plant species and plant-parasitic nematodes. Here, we review recent progress in our understanding of CLE signaling during stem cell maintenance in Arabidopsis and grasses. We also summarize the roles of CLE signaling in the legume-Rhizobium symbiosis and infection by plant-parasitic nematodes. CLE signaling is important for diverse aspects of cell-to-cell signaling and long-distance communication, which are critical for survival, and the basic components of the CLE signaling pathway are evolutionarily conserved in both plants and animals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, Center for Plant Cell Biology (CEPCEB), University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, United States.
authors.forename: Kaori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyawaki
authors.forename: Ryo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tabata
authors.forename: Shinichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sawa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000469:parasitology / Q000502:physiology; D007887:Fabaceae / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000382:microbiology / Q000502:physiology; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D009348:Nematoda / Q000502:physiology; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D063245:Plant Development; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology; D006109:Poaceae / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology; D012231:Rhizobium / Q000502:physiology; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013559:Symbiosis
chemical_list: D010455:Peptides; D010940:Plant Proteins