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  • Title: Roles of AGCVIII Kinases in the Hypocotyl Phototropism of Arabidopsis Seedlings.
    Author: Haga K, Frank L, Kimura T, Schwechheimer C, Sakai T.
    Journal: Plant Cell Physiol; 2018 May 01; 59(5):1060-1071. PubMed ID: 29490064.
    Abstract:
    Regulation of protein function by phosphorylation and dephosphorylation is an important mechanism in many cellular events. The phototropin blue-light photoreceptors, plant-specific AGCVIII kinases, are essential for phototropic responses. Members of the D6 PROTEIN KINASE (D6PK) family, representing a subfamily of the AGCVIII kinases, also contribute to phototropic responses, suggesting that possibly further AGCVIII kinases may potentially control phototropism. The present study investigates the functional roles of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) AGCVIII kinases in hypocotyl phototropism. We demonstrate that D6PK family kinases are not only required for the second but also for the first positive phototropism. In addition, we find that a previously uncharacterized AGCVIII protein, AGC1-12, is involved in the first positive phototropism and gravitropism. AGC1-12 phosphorylates serine residues in the cytoplasmic loop of PIN-FORMED 1 (PIN1) and shares phosphosite preferences with D6PK. Our work strongly suggests that the D6PK family and AGC1-12 are critical components for both hypocotyl phototropism and gravitropism, and that these kinases control tropic responses mainly through regulation of PIN-mediated auxin transport by protein phosphorylation.
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