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CRK2 Enhances Salt Tolerance by Regulating Callose Deposition in Connection with PLDα1
Tekijät: Kerri Hunter, Sachie Kimura, Anne Rokka, Huy Cuong Tran, Masatsugu Toyota, Jyrki P. Kukkonen, Michael Wrzaczek
Kustantaja: AMER SOC PLANT BIOLOGISTS
Julkaisuvuosi: 2019
Lehti: Plant Physiology
Lehden akronyymi: PLANT PHYSIOL
Vuosikerta: 180
Numero: 4
Aloitussivu: 2004
Lopetussivu: 2021
Sivujen määrä: 18
ISSN: 0032-0889
eISSN: 1532-2548
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.19.00560
Tiivistelmä
High salinity is an increasingly prevalent source of stress to which plants must adapt. The receptor-like protein kinases, including members of the Cys-rich receptor-like kinase (CRK) subfamily, are a highly expanded family of transmembrane proteins in plants that are largely responsible for communication between cells and the extracellular environment. Various CRKs have been implicated in biotic and abiotic stress responses; however, their functions on a cellular level remain largely uncharacterized. Here we have shown that CRK2 enhances salt tolerance at the germination stage in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) and also modulates root length. We established that functional CRK2 is required for salt-induced callose deposition. In doing so, we revealed a role for callose deposition in response to increased salinity and demonstrated its importance for salt tolerance during germination. Using fluorescently tagged proteins, we observed specific changes in the subcellular localization of CRK2 in response to various stress treatments. Many of CRK2's cellular functions were dependent on phospholipase D activity, as were the subcellular localization changes. Thus, we propose that CRK2 acts downstream of phospholipase D during salt stress, promoting callose deposition and regulating plasmodesmal permeability, and that CRK2 adopts specific stress-dependent subcellular localization patterns that allow it to carry out its functions.
High salinity is an increasingly prevalent source of stress to which plants must adapt. The receptor-like protein kinases, including members of the Cys-rich receptor-like kinase (CRK) subfamily, are a highly expanded family of transmembrane proteins in plants that are largely responsible for communication between cells and the extracellular environment. Various CRKs have been implicated in biotic and abiotic stress responses; however, their functions on a cellular level remain largely uncharacterized. Here we have shown that CRK2 enhances salt tolerance at the germination stage in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) and also modulates root length. We established that functional CRK2 is required for salt-induced callose deposition. In doing so, we revealed a role for callose deposition in response to increased salinity and demonstrated its importance for salt tolerance during germination. Using fluorescently tagged proteins, we observed specific changes in the subcellular localization of CRK2 in response to various stress treatments. Many of CRK2's cellular functions were dependent on phospholipase D activity, as were the subcellular localization changes. Thus, we propose that CRK2 acts downstream of phospholipase D during salt stress, promoting callose deposition and regulating plasmodesmal permeability, and that CRK2 adopts specific stress-dependent subcellular localization patterns that allow it to carry out its functions.
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