title: Mitogen-activated protein kinase-regulated AZI1 - an attractive candidate for genetic engineering.
abstract: Mitogen-activated protein kinases and their targets have been in the limelight of plant stress research. Signaling pathways mediating the responses to multiple stresses deserve particular attention. In a recent study, we reported AZI1, a member of the lipid transfer protein family, to play a role in MPK3-mediated responses to salt stress in Arabidopsis thaliana. MPK3 controls AZI1 at the transcriptional and posttranslational level. The AZI1 protein has several properties that make it very attractive for genetic engineering. A model of multi-level control of AZI1 by MPK3 is proposed, and strategies toward optimizing AZI1 protein properties are briefly discussed.
authors: Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology; University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences; Vienna, Austria.
authors: Andrea
authors: A
authors: Pitzschke
authors: Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology; University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences; Vienna, Austria.
authors: Sneha
authors: S
authors: Datta
authors: Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology; University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences; Vienna, Austria.
authors: Helene
authors: H
authors: Persak
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics*; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D001483:Base Sequence; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D005818:Genetic Engineering; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D008954:Models, Biological; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: C539888:AZI1 protein, Arabidopsis; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
keywords: AZI1; Arabidopsis; Mitogen-activated protein kinase; WRKY; lipid transfer protein; multiple control; phosphorylation; salt stress; stress response