Oligomerization studies show that the kinase domain of the tomato pollen receptor kinase LePRK2 is necessary for interaction with LePRK1

LePRK1 and LePRK2 are two pollen-specific receptor-like kinases from Solanum lycopersicum that are involved in signaling during pollen-pistil communication. Previously, we showed that both proteins interact in pollen and when expressed in yeast. We also showed that pollen tube length was regulated b...

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Autores: Salem, Tamara Marcela, Barberini, María Laura, Wengier, Diego Leonardo, Cabanas, Maria Laura, de Paz, Pablo, Muschietti, Jorge Prometeo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/79396
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/79396
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Deletion Domains
Immunoprecipitation
Pollen
Receptor Kinases
Yeast
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
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Sumario:LePRK1 and LePRK2 are two pollen-specific receptor-like kinases from Solanum lycopersicum that are involved in signaling during pollen-pistil communication. Previously, we showed that both proteins interact in pollen and when expressed in yeast. We also showed that pollen tube length was regulated by phosphorylation of specific residues in the juxtamembrane domain of LePRK2. To determine the domains responsible for the interaction between LePRK1 and LePRK2, we constructed a series of deletions, expressed them in yeast and determined their association by co-immunoprecipitation assays. We show that deletions containing extracellular domains of LePRK1 and LePRK2 were glycosylated in yeast and were sufficient for interaction with the corresponding full-length receptor. The juxtamembrane domain of LePRK1 was sufficient for its interaction with LePRK2, whereas LePRK2 required its kinase domain for interaction with LePRK1. These findings suggest a role for the juxtamembrane domain of LePRK2 in mediating intracellular dimerization and thus receptor kinase phosphorylation.