2011
PP2A activates brassinosteroid-responsive gene expression and plant growth by dephosphorylating BZR1
Tang W, Yuan M, Wang R, Yang Y, Wang C, Oses-Prieto JA, Kim TW, Zhou HW, Deng Z, Gampala SS, Gendron JM, Jonassen EM, Lillo C, DeLong A, Burlingame AL, Sun Y, Wang ZY. PP2A activates brassinosteroid-responsive gene expression and plant growth by dephosphorylating BZR1. Nature Cell Biology 2011, 13: 124-131. PMID: 21258370, PMCID: PMC3077550, DOI: 10.1038/ncb2151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, PlantMolecular Sequence DataNuclear ProteinsPhosphorylationPlant Growth RegulatorsPlants, Genetically ModifiedProtein Phosphatase 2Sequence AlignmentSignal TransductionTriazolesTwo-Hybrid System Techniques
2008
Chemical Genetic Dissection of Brassinosteroid–Ethylene Interaction
Gendron JM, Haque A, Gendron N, Chang T, Asami T, Wang ZY. Chemical Genetic Dissection of Brassinosteroid–Ethylene Interaction. Molecular Plant 2008, 1: 368-379. PMID: 19825546, PMCID: PMC2975526, DOI: 10.1093/mp/ssn005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsBrassinosteroidsCholestanolsEthylenesGenes, ReporterGlucuronidaseHypocotylPlant Growth RegulatorsSeedlingsSteroids, HeterocyclicConceptsChemical inhibitorsChemical-genetic dissectionEthylene-insensitive mutantsChemical genetic screenApical hook formationBrassinosteroid actionBR biosynthesisBR synthesisEthylene mutantsGenetic screenEthylene pathwayEthylene responseGenetic dissectionPlant growthEthylene perceptionApical hookReporter geneBR treatmentHypocotyl lengthHook formationEthylene treatmentChemical librariesHormone interactionsMutantsSmall molecules
2007
Multiple mechanisms modulate brassinosteroid signaling
Gendron JM, Wang ZY. Multiple mechanisms modulate brassinosteroid signaling. Current Opinion In Plant Biology 2007, 10: 436-441. PMID: 17904409, PMCID: PMC2093957, DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2007.08.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscription factorsCell surface receptor kinaseSubsequent biochemical studiesBR perceptionNuclear transcription factorPlant growthMultiple mechanismsReceptor kinaseGene expressionIntracellular kinasesGenetic studiesBiochemical studiesCell surfaceEssential hormoneKinasePathwayRecent studiesBRI1BAK1BrassinosteroidsEndosomesMajor gapsPhosphorylationKey componentProtein
2005
BZR1 Is a Transcriptional Repressor with Dual Roles in Brassinosteroid Homeostasis and Growth Responses
He JX, Gendron JM, Sun Y, Gampala SS, Gendron N, Sun CQ, Wang ZY. BZR1 Is a Transcriptional Repressor with Dual Roles in Brassinosteroid Homeostasis and Growth Responses. Science 2005, 307: 1634-1638. PMID: 15681342, PMCID: PMC2925132, DOI: 10.1126/science.1107580.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsBase SequenceBinding SitesChromatin ImmunoprecipitationDNA-Binding ProteinsFeedback, PhysiologicalGene Expression Regulation, PlantGenes, PlantGenes, ReporterHomeostasisLightMutationNuclear ProteinsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPhenotypePlant Growth RegulatorsPlants, Genetically ModifiedPromoter Regions, GeneticRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRepressor ProteinsSignal TransductionSteroidsTranscription, GeneticConceptsBrassinosteroid homeostasisTranscriptional repressorCell surface receptor kinaseBR biosynthetic genesDevelopment of plantsGrowth responseBR homeostasisBR biosynthesisBiosynthetic genesBZR1Dual roleReceptor kinaseAdditional potential targetsGene expressionMicroarray analysisUnknown DNARepressorNormal growthHomeostasisPotential targetPhysiological studiesDephosphorylationBiosynthesisKinaseGenes