title: Protein Kinases in Shaping Plant Architecture.
abstract: Plant architecture, the three-dimensional organization of the plant body, includes the branching pattern and the size, shape, and position of organs. Plant architecture is genetically controlled and is influenced by environmental conditions. The regulations occur at most of the stages from the first division of the fertilized eggs to the final establishment of plant architecture. Among the various endogenous regulators, protein kinases and their associated signaling pathways have been shown to play important roles in regulating the process of plant architecture establishment. In this review, we summarize recent progress in the understanding of the mechanisms by which plant architecture formation is regulated by protein kinases, especially mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK).
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
authors.forename: Xiaoyun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xin
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
authors.forename: Dongtao
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ren
mesh_terms: D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D010788:Photosynthesis; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000378:metabolism; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000378:metabolism; D018520:Plant Shoots / Q000378:metabolism; D010944:Plants / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000201:enzymology*; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D011494:Protein Kinases
keywords: Kinase; MAPK.; embryogenesis; flower architecture; leaf pattern; root and shoot architecture