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Lateral Root Inducible System in Arabidopsis and Maize
Published on: January 14, 2016
VIK-Mediated Auxin Signaling Regulates Lateral Root Development in Arabidopsis
Erlei Shang1, Kaijing Wei1, Bingsheng Lv2
1The Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, China.
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The crucial role of TIR1-receptor-mediated gene transcription regulation in auxin signaling has long been established. In recent years, the significant role of protein phosphorylation modifications in auxin signal transduction has gradually emerged. To further elucidate the significant role of protein phosphorylation modifications in auxin signaling, a phosphoproteomic analysis in conjunction with auxin treatment has identified an auxin activated Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Kinase Kinase (MAPKKK) VH1-INTERACTING Kinase (VIK), which plays an important role in auxin-induced lateral root (LR) development. In the vik mutant, auxin-induced LR development is significantly attenuated. Further investigations show that VIK interacts separately with the positive regulator of LR development, LATERAL ORGAN BOUNDARIES-DOMAIN18 (LBD18), and the negative regulator of LR emergence, Ethylene Responsive Factor 13 (ERF13). VIK directly phosphorylates and stabilizes the positive transcription factor LBD18 in LR formation. In the meantime, VIK directly phosphorylates the negative regulator ERF13 at Ser168 and Ser172 sites, causing its degradation and releasing the repression by ERF13 on LR emergence. In summary, VIK-mediated auxin signaling regulates LR development by enhancing the protein stability of LBD18 and inducing the degradation of ERF13, respectively.
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