Two members of the thioredoxin-h family interact with the kinase domain of a Brassica S locus receptor kinase

Plant Cell. 1996 Sep;8(9):1641-50. doi: 10.1105/tpc.8.9.1641.

Abstract

To determine potential targets of the S locus receptor kinase (SRK) during the Brassica self-incompatibility response, a yeast two-hybrid library was screened with the SRK-910 protein kinase domain. Two thioredoxin-h-like clones, THL-1 and THL-2, were found to interact specifically with the SRK-910 protein kinase domain and not to interact with the protein kinase domains from the Arabidopsis receptor-like protein kinases (RLK) RLK4 and RLK5. The interaction between THL-1 and the SRK-910 protein kinase domain was confirmed using coimmunoprecipitation experiments with fusion proteins produced in Escherichia coli. THL-1 has thioredoxin activity based on an insulin reduction assay, and THL-1 is weakly phosphorylated by the SRK-910 protein kinase domain. THL-1 and THL-2 are both expressed in a variety of tissues but show some differences in steady state mRNA levels, with THL-2 being preferentially expressed in floral tissues. This indicates a more general biological function for these thioredoxins in addition to a potential role as effector molecules in the self-incompatibility signal cascade.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Binding Sites / genetics
  • Brassica / genetics
  • Brassica / metabolism*
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phosphorylation
  • Plant Proteins / genetics
  • Plant Proteins / metabolism*
  • Protein Kinases / genetics
  • Protein Kinases / metabolism*
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / genetics
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
  • Thioredoxins / genetics
  • Thioredoxins / metabolism*

Substances

  • Plant Proteins
  • Thioredoxins
  • Protein Kinases
  • S-receptor kinase

Associated data

  • GENBANK/U59379
  • GENBANK/U59380