Advance of plant symbiosis receptor-like kinase in nonlegumes.
- Author:
Xian-Can ZHU
1
;
Yuan-Lei HU
;
Zhi-Jing TAN
;
Jian-Bo ZHU
;
Zhong-Ping LIN
Author Information
1. College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Amino Acid Sequence;
Host-Pathogen Interactions;
Lycopersicon esculentum;
Molecular Sequence Data;
Mycorrhizae;
physiology;
Phosphotransferases;
classification;
genetics;
Phylogeny;
Plant Proteins;
classification;
genetics;
Plant Roots;
enzymology;
genetics;
microbiology;
Sequence Homology, Amino Acid;
Signal Transduction;
genetics;
Symbiosis;
genetics
- From:
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology
2007;23(3):363-366
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Most plants can form a symbiosis in root with microorganisms for mutual benefit, Nonlegumes mainly form the symbiotic mycorrhiza with arbuscular fungi. The interaction is initiated by invasion of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi into the plant root, and follows by production of several special signal molecules, such as the symbiosis receptor-like kinase (SYMRK) from plant. SYMRK has an extracellular domain comprising three leucine-rich repeats (LRRs), a transmembrane domain and an cytoplasmic protein kinase domain. Symrk is required for a symbiotic signal transduction pathway from the perception of microbial signal molecules to the rapid symbiosis-related gene activation. Study of symrk may set up a solid foundation for giving further insight on the function and mechanism of plant-fungi symbiosis.
