Regulation of cell behaviour by plant receptor kinases: Pattern recognition receptors as prototypical models

Eur J Cell Biol. 2010 Feb-Mar;89(2-3):200-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2009.11.015. Epub 2010 Jan 19.

Abstract

In this review we focus on pattern recognition receptors in plants that detect extracellular signals indicative for pathogen attack and injury. We start out with a discussion on FLS2, which binds and responds to bacterial flagellin, and then concentrate on ligand-receptor interactions as initial steps in the molecular receptor activation process. Comparison with other receptor kinases, whether involved in plant immunity or regulation of other cellular programs, might indicate common principles of receptor activation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Arabidopsis / genetics
  • Arabidopsis / immunology
  • Flagellin / genetics
  • Flagellin / metabolism
  • Immunity, Innate / immunology*
  • Ligands
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • Plant Proteins / classification
  • Plant Proteins / genetics
  • Plant Proteins / metabolism*
  • Protein Kinases / genetics
  • Protein Kinases / metabolism*
  • Receptors, Pattern Recognition / genetics
  • Receptors, Pattern Recognition / metabolism*
  • Signal Transduction / physiology

Substances

  • Ligands
  • Plant Proteins
  • Receptors, Pattern Recognition
  • Flagellin
  • Protein Kinases