2021
Unique N-Terminal Interactions Connect F-BOX STRESS INDUCED (FBS) Proteins to a WD40 Repeat-like Protein Pathway in Arabidopsis
Sepulveda-Garcia E, Fulton EC, Parlan EV, O’Connor L, Fleming AA, Replogle AJ, Rocha-Sosa M, Gendron JM, Thines B. Unique N-Terminal Interactions Connect F-BOX STRESS INDUCED (FBS) Proteins to a WD40 Repeat-like Protein Pathway in Arabidopsis. Plants 2021, 10: 2228. PMID: 34686037, PMCID: PMC8537223, DOI: 10.3390/plants10102228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFBX proteinsSCF complexSCF-type E3 ubiquitin ligasesProtein targetsF-box domainF-box proteinsProtein degradation eventsE3 ubiquitin ligasesFBS proteinsC-terminal domainSkp proteinInteracting proteinSubstrate adaptorUbiquitin ligasesDomain interactsEnvironmental stressBiological functionsC-terminusN-terminusFacilitate recruitmentProtein pathwayFB proteinNuclear eventsArabidopsisProteinA metabolic daylength measurement system mediates winter photoperiodism in plants
Liu W, Feke A, Leung CC, Tarté DA, Yuan W, Vanderwall M, Sager G, Wu X, Schear A, Clark DA, Thines BC, Gendron JM. A metabolic daylength measurement system mediates winter photoperiodism in plants. Developmental Cell 2021, 56: 2501-2515.e5. PMID: 34407427, PMCID: PMC8440495, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2021.07.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhotoperiodic floweringPlant fitnessCellular healthMetabolic networksStudy systemPhotoperiodic regulationWinter-like photoperiodsVegetative healthPhotoperiodic expressionsSucrose levelsPlantsStarch productionFloweringPhotoperiodismArabidopsisPhotosynthesisGenesPromoterFlowersBioinformaticsReporterLuciferaseFitnessRegulationPhotoperiod
2020
A Decoy Library Uncovers U-Box E3 Ubiquitin Ligases That Regulate Flowering Time in Arabidopsis
Feke AM, Hong J, Liu W, Gendron JM. A Decoy Library Uncovers U-Box E3 Ubiquitin Ligases That Regulate Flowering Time in Arabidopsis. Genetics 2020, 215: 699-712. PMID: 32434795, PMCID: PMC7337086, DOI: 10.1534/genetics.120.303199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE3 ubiquitin ligasesUbiquitin ligasesU-box E3 ubiquitin ligasesReproductive developmentReverse genetic screenMOS4-associated complexDominant-negative strategyGenetic redundancyGenetic screenTransgenic populationsTargeted degradationLigasesUnidentified regulatorDevelopmental transitionsBiological processesGenetic characterizationU-boxBiochemical studiesWidespread importanceRegulatorArabidopsisOrganismsPlantsProteinComplexes
2002
The GSK3-like kinase BIN2 phosphorylates and destabilizes BZR1, a positive regulator of the brassinosteroid signaling pathway in Arabidopsis
He JX, Gendron JM, Yang Y, Li J, Wang ZY. The GSK3-like kinase BIN2 phosphorylates and destabilizes BZR1, a positive regulator of the brassinosteroid signaling pathway in Arabidopsis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2002, 99: 10185-10190. PMID: 12114546, PMCID: PMC126645, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.152342599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, PlantGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3Glycogen Synthase KinasesGreen Fluorescent ProteinsLuminescent ProteinsNuclear ProteinsPhosphorylationPhytosterolsPlants, Genetically ModifiedProtein KinasesSignal TransductionConceptsPositive regulatorBZR2/BES1Two-hybrid assayBZR1 proteinReceptor BRI1BZR1Proteasome machineryBrassinosteroidsBIN2 activityNegative regulatorBIN2Protein accumulationRegulatorNormal growthDephosphorylationProteasome inhibitorsAccumulationBES1BRI1ArabidopsisPhosphorylatesSteroid hormonesMG132YeastPhosphorylation