Role of AGC kinases in plant growth and stress responses

Ana Victoria Garcia, Mohamed Al-Yousif, Heribert Hirt*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

AGC kinases are important regulators of cell growth, metabolism, division, and survival in mammalian systems. Mutation or deregulation of members of this family of protein kinases contribute to the pathogenesis of many human diseases, including cancer and diabetes. Although AGC kinases are conserved in the plant kingdom, little is known about their molecular functions and targets. Some of the best-studied plant AGC kinases mediate auxin signaling and are thereby involved in the regulation of growth and morphogenesis. Furthermore, certain members are regulated by lipid-derived signals via the 3-phosphoinositide- dependent kinase 1 (PDK1) and the kinase target of rapamycin (TOR), similar to its animal counterparts. In this review, we discuss recent findings on plant AGC kinases that unravel important roles in the regulation of plant growth, immunity and cell death, and connections to stress-induced mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling cascades.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3259-3267
Number of pages9
JournalCellular and Molecular Life Sciences
Volume69
Issue number19
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • AGC kinases
  • Cell death
  • PDK1
  • Plant immunity
  • TOR

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pharmacology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Cell Biology

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