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Qu L, Liu M, Zheng L, Wang X, Xue H. Data-independent acquisition-based global phosphoproteomics reveal the diverse roles of casein kinase 1 in plant development. Sci Bull (Beijing) 2023; 68:2077-2093. [PMID: 37599176 DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2023.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
Abstract
Casein kinase 1 (CK1) is serine/threonine protein kinase highly conserved among eukaryotes, and regulates multiple developmental and signaling events through phosphorylation of target proteins. Arabidopsis early flowering 1 (EL1)-like (AELs) are plant-specific CK1s with varied functions, but identification and validation of their substrates is a major bottleneck in elucidating their physiological roles. Here, we conducted a quantitative phosphoproteomic analysis in data-independent acquisition mode to systematically identify CK1 substrates. We extracted proteins from seedlings overexpressing individual AEL genes (AEL1/2/3/4-OE) or lacking AEL function (all ael single mutants and two triple mutants) to identify the high-confidence phosphopeptides with significantly altered abundance compared to wild-type Col-0. Among these, we selected 3985 phosphopeptides with higher abundance in AEL-OE lines or lower abundance in ael mutants compared with Col-0 as AEL-upregulated phosphopeptides, and defined 1032 phosphoproteins. Eight CK1s substrate motifs were enriched among AEL-upregulated phosphopeptides and verified, which allowed us to predict additional candidate substrates and functions of CK1s. We functionally characterized a newly identified substrate C3H17, a CCCH-type zinc finger transcription factor, through biochemical and genetic analyses, revealing a role for AEL-promoted C3H17 protein stability and transactivation activity in regulating embryogenesis. As CK1s are highly conserved across eukaryotes, we searched the rice, mouse, and human protein databases using newly identified CK1 substrate motifs, yielding many more candidate substrates than currently known, largely expanding our understanding of the common and distinct functions exerted by CK1s in Arabidopsis and humans, facilitating future mechanistic studies of CK1-mediated phosphorylation in different species.
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- Li Qu
- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center of Agri-Seeds, Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center of Agri-Seeds, Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center of Agri-Seeds, Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center of Agri-Seeds, Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center of Agri-Seeds, Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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Li H, Wei J, Liao Y, Cheng X, Yang S, Zhuang X, Zhang Z, Shen W, Gao C. MLKs kinases phosphorylate the ESCRT component FREE1 to suppress abscisic acid sensitivity of seedling establishment. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2022; 45:2004-2018. [PMID: 35445753 DOI: 10.1111/pce.14336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Revised: 03/27/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The FYVE domain protein required for endosomal sorting 1 (FREE1), which was previously identified as a plant-specific component of the endosomal sorting complex required for transport machinery, plays an essential role in endosomal trafficking. Moreover, FREE1 also functions as an important negative regulator in abscisic acid (ABA) signalling. Multiple phosphorylations and ubiquitination sites have been identified in FREE1, hence unveiling the factors involved in posttranslational regulation of FREE1 is critical for comprehensively understanding FREE1-related regulatory networks during plant growth. Here, we demonstrate that plant-specific casein kinase I members MUT9-like kinases 1-4 (MLKs 1-4)/Arabidopsis EL1-like 1-4 interact with and phosphorylate FREE1 at serine residue S582, thereby modulating the nuclear accumulation of FREE1. Consequently, mutation of S582 to non-phosphorylable residue results in reduced nuclear localization of FREE1 and enhanced ABA response. In addition, mlk123 and mlk134 triple mutants accumulate less FREE1 in the nucleus and display hypersensitive responses to ABA treatment, whereas overexpression of the nuclear-localized FREE1 can restore the ABA sensitivity of seedling establishment in mlks triple mutants. Collectively, our study demonstrates a previously unidentified function of MLKs in attenuating ABA signalling in the nucleus by regulating the phosphorylation and nuclear accumulation of FREE1.
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- Hongbo Li
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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A Decade of Pollen Phosphoproteomics. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222212212. [PMID: 34830092 PMCID: PMC8619407 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222212212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Angiosperm mature pollen represents a quiescent stage with a desiccated cytoplasm surrounded by a tough cell wall, which is resistant to the suboptimal environmental conditions and carries the genetic information in an intact stage to the female gametophyte. Post pollination, pollen grains are rehydrated, activated, and a rapid pollen tube growth starts, which is accompanied by a notable metabolic activity, synthesis of novel proteins, and a mutual communication with female reproductive tissues. Several angiosperm species (Arabidopsis thaliana, tobacco, maize, and kiwifruit) were subjected to phosphoproteomic studies of their male gametophyte developmental stages, mostly mature pollen grains. The aim of this review is to compare the available phosphoproteomic studies and to highlight the common phosphoproteins and regulatory trends in the studied species. Moreover, the pollen phosphoproteome was compared with root hair phosphoproteome to pinpoint the common proteins taking part in their tip growth, which share the same cellular mechanisms.
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Li Y, Li Y, Chen Y, Wang M, Yang J, Zhang X, Zhu L, Kong J, Min L. Genome-wide identification, evolutionary estimation and functional characterization of two cotton CKI gene types. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 21:229. [PMID: 34022812 PMCID: PMC8140429 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-021-02990-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Casein kinase I (CKI) is a kind of serine/threonine protein kinase highly conserved in plants and animals. Although molecular function of individual member of CKI family has been investigated in Arabidopsis, little is known about their evolution and functions in Gossypium. RESULTS In this study, five cotton species were applied to study CKI gene family in cotton, twenty-two species were applied to trace the origin and divergence of CKI genes. Four important insights were gained: (i) the cotton CKI genes were classified into two types based on their structural characteristics; (ii) two types of CKI genes expanded with tetraploid event in cotton; (iii) two types of CKI genes likely diverged about 1.5 billion years ago when red and green algae diverged; (iv) two types of cotton CKI genes which highly expressed in leaves showed stronger response to photoperiod (circadian clock) and light signal, and most two types of CKI genes highly expressed in anther showed identical heat inducible expression during anther development in tetraploid cotton (Gossypium hirsutum). CONCLUSION This study provides genome-wide insights into the evolutionary history of cotton CKI genes and lays a foundation for further investigation of the functional differentiation of two types of CKI genes in specific developmental processes and environmental stress conditions.
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- Yanlong Li
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan , 430070, Hubei, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan , 430070, Hubei, China
- College of Life Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou , 510642, Guangdong, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan , 430070, Hubei, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan , 430070, Hubei, China
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- Institute of Economic Crops, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xinjiang, 830091, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan , 430070, Hubei, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan , 430070, Hubei, China
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- Institute of Economic Crops, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xinjiang, 830091, China.
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan , 430070, Hubei, China.
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Wang Z, Kang J, Armando Casas-Mollano J, Dou Y, Jia S, Yang Q, Zhang C, Cerutti H. MLK4-mediated phosphorylation of histone H3T3 promotes flowering by transcriptional silencing of FLC/MAF in Arabidopsis thaliana. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2021; 105:1400-1412. [PMID: 33280202 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Revised: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
Abstract
Casein kinase I (CK1), a ubiquitous Ser/Thr protein kinase in eukaryotes, plays a critical role in higher plant flowering. Arabidopsis CK1 family member MUT9-LIKE KINASEs, such as MLK1 and MLK3, have been shown to phosphorylate histone H3 at threonine 3 (H3T3), an evolutionarily conserved residue, and the modification is associated with the transcriptional repression of euchromatic and heterochromatic loci. This study demonstrates that mlk4-3, a T-DNA insertion mutant of MLK4, flowered late, and that overexpression of MLK4 caused early flowering. The nuclear protein MLK4 phosphorylated histone H3T3 both in vitro and in vivo, and this catalytic activity required the conserved lysine residue K175. mutation of MLK4 at K175 failed to restore the level of phosphorylated H3T3 (H3T3ph) or to complement the phenotypic defects of mlk4-3. The FLC/MAF-clade genes, including FLC, MAF4 and MAF5, were significantly upregulated in mlk4-3. The double mutant mlk4-3 flc-3 flowered earlier than mlk4-3, suggesting that functional FLC is crucial for flowering repression in mlk4-3. Chromatin immunoprecipitation assays showed that MLK4 bound to FLC/MAF chromatin and that H3T3ph occupancy at the promoter of FLC/MAF was negatively associated with its transcriptional level. In accordance, H3T3ph accumulated at FLC/MAF in 35S::MLK4/mlk4-3 but diminished in 35S::MLK4(K175R)/mlk4-3 plants. Moreover, the amount of RNA Pol II deposited at FLC/MAF was clearly enriched in mlk4-3 relative to the wild type. Therefore, MLK4-dependent phosphorylation of H3T3 contributes to accelerating flowering by repressing the transcription of negative flowering regulator FLC/MAF. This study sheds light on the delicate control of flowering by the plant-specific CK1, MLK4, via post-translational modification of histone H3.
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- Zhen Wang
- Institute of Animal Science, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- School of Biological Sciences and Center for Plant Science Innovation, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences and Center for Plant Science Innovation, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- School of Biological Sciences and Center for Plant Science Innovation, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences and Center for Plant Science Innovation, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA
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Blanco-Touri��n N, Serrano-Mislata A, Alabad� D. Regulation of DELLA Proteins by Post-translational Modifications. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 61:1891-1901. [PMID: 32886774 PMCID: PMC7758031 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcaa113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 08/15/2020] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
Abstract
DELLA proteins are the negative regulators of the gibberellin (GA) signaling pathway. GAs have a pervasive effect on plant physiology, influencing processes that span the entire life cycle of the plant. All the information encoded by GAs, either environmental or developmental in origin, is canalized through DELLAs, which modulate the activity of many transcription factors and transcriptional regulators. GAs unlock the signaling pathway by triggering DELLA polyubiquitination and degradation by the 26S proteasome. Recent reports indicate, however, that there are other pathways that trigger DELLA polyubiquitination and degradation independently of GAs. Moreover, results gathered during recent years indicate that other post-translational modifications (PTMs), namely phosphorylation, SUMOylation and glycosylation, modulate DELLA function. The convergence of several PTMs in DELLA therefore highlights the strict regulation to which these proteins are subject. In this review, we summarize these discoveries and discuss DELLA PTMs from an evolutionary perspective and examine the possibilities these and other post-translational regulations offer to improve DELLA-dependent agronomic traits.
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- Noel Blanco-Touri��n
- Instituto de Biolog�a Molecular y Celular de Plantas (CSIC-Universitat Polit�cnica de Val�ncia), Ingeniero Fausto Elio s/n, Valencia 46022, Spain
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- Instituto de Biolog�a Molecular y Celular de Plantas (CSIC-Universitat Polit�cnica de Val�ncia), Ingeniero Fausto Elio s/n, Valencia 46022, Spain
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- Instituto de Biolog�a Molecular y Celular de Plantas (CSIC-Universitat Polit�cnica de Val�ncia), Ingeniero Fausto Elio s/n, Valencia 46022, Spain
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Kang J, Cui H, Jia S, Liu W, Yu R, Wu Z, Wang Z. Arabidopsis thaliana MLK3, a Plant-specific Casein Kinase 1, Negatively Regulates Flowering and Phosphorylates Histone H3 in Vitro. Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:genes11030345. [PMID: 32214028 PMCID: PMC7141126 DOI: 10.3390/genes11030345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2020] [Revised: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Arabidopsis thalianaMUT9-LIKE KINASES (MLKs), a family of the plant-specific casein kinase 1 (CK1), have been implicated collectively in multiple biological processes including flowering. Three of the four MLKs (MLK1/2/4) have been characterized, however, little is known about MLK3, the most divergent member of MLKs. Here, we demonstrated that disruption of MLK3 transcript in mlk3 caused early flowering with retarded leaf growth under long-day conditions. In vitro kinase assay showed the nuclear protein MLK3 phosphorylated histone 3 at threonine 3 (H3T3) and mutation of a conserved residue (K146R) abolished the catalytic activity. Ectopic expression of MLK3 but not MLK3(K146R) rescued the morphological defects of mlk3, indicating that an intact MLK3 is critical for maintaining proper flowering time. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that the floral repressor FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC) was down-regulated significantly in mlk3, suggesting that MLK3 negatively regulates flowering. Hence, MLK3 plays a role in repressing the transition from vegetative to reproductive phase in A. thaliana. This study sheds light on the delicate control of flowering time by A. thaliana CK1 specific to the plant kingdom.
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- Junmei Kang
- Institute of Animal Science, The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 10019, China; (J.K.); (W.L.)
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (H.C.); (S.J.)
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- College of Grassland Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (H.C.); (S.J.)
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- Institute of Animal Science, The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 10019, China; (J.K.); (W.L.)
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- College of Life Sciences, Engineering Research Center of the Chinese Ministry of Education for Bioreactor and Pharmaceutical Development, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China;
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- College of Agronomy, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China;
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- Institute of Animal Science, The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 10019, China; (J.K.); (W.L.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +10-86-6281-6357
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