title: [Structure and biological functions of plant FKBP family].
abstract: FK506-binding proteins (FKBPs) are well known as both the receptor for the immunosuppressant drug FK506 and the prolyl isomerase (PPIase) enzyme. FKBPs are widely and constitutively expressed, and highly conserved during evolution. In higher plants, FKBPs usually form a relative large and diverse family compared with that in other eukaryotes, and serve as important molecular chaperones that interact with specific protein partners to regulate a diversity of cellular processes which mainly influence the plant development and stress responding. More recently, studies discovered a series of new interacting partners of FKBPs, which implicate FKBPs in gene expression regulation and photosynthetic adaptation. This review mainly focuses on the structural characteristics, classification, and the latest discoveries in the physiological functions of FKBPs in higher plants.
authors.affiliation: National Engineering Laboratory for Wheat and Maize, Institute of Maize, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, China.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yanli
authors.affiliation: National Engineering Laboratory for Wheat and Maize, Institute of Maize, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, China.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yanjiao
authors.affiliation: National Engineering Laboratory for Wheat and Maize, Institute of Maize, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, China.
authors.forename: Pang
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kaiyuan
authors.affiliation: National Engineering Laboratory for Wheat and Maize, Institute of Maize, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, China.
authors.forename: Zhang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Fajun
authors.affiliation: National Engineering Laboratory for Wheat and Maize, Institute of Maize, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, China.
authors.forename: Sun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.affiliation: National Engineering Laboratory for Wheat and Maize, Institute of Maize, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, China.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wencai
authors.affiliation: National Engineering Laboratory for Wheat and Maize, Institute of Maize, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, China.
authors.forename: Meng
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhaodong
mesh_terms: D005810:Multigene Family; D010802:Phylogeny; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D010944:Plants / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D022021:Tacrolimus Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010940:Plant Proteins; D022021:Tacrolimus Binding Proteins