title: The Ubiquitin System and Jasmonate Signaling.
abstract: The ubiquitin (Ub) system is involved in most, if not all, biological processes in eukaryotes. The major specificity determinants of this system are the E3 ligases, which bind and ubiquitinate specific sets of proteins and are thereby responsible for target recruitment to the proteasome or other cellular processing machineries. The Ub system contributes to the regulation of the production, perception and signal transduction of plant hormones. Jasmonic acid (JA) and its derivatives, known as jasmonates (JAs), act as signaling compounds regulating plant development and plant responses to various biotic and abiotic stress conditions. We provide here an overview of the current understanding of the Ub system involved in JA signaling.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Systems Biology, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium. astrid.nagelsdurand@gmail.com.|Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium. astrid.nagelsdurand@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Astrid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nagels Durand
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Systems Biology, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium. lapau@psb.vib-ugent.be.|Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium. lapau@psb.vib-ugent.be.
authors.forename: Laurens
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pauwels
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Systems Biology, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium. algoo@psb.vib-ugent.be.|Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium. algoo@psb.vib-ugent.be.
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goossens
keywords: COI1; E3 ligase; JAZ; MYC2; jasmonic acid; ubiquitin