Plant-specific calmodulin-binding proteins

Nicolas Bouché*, Ayelet Yellin, Wayne A. Snedden, Hillel Fromm

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Calmodulin (CaM) is the most prominent Ca2+ transducer in eukaryotic cells, regulating the activity of numerous proteins with diverse cellular functions. Many features of CaM and its downstream targets are similar in plants and other eukaryotes. However, plants possess a unique set of CaM-related proteins, and several unique CaM target proteins. This review discusses recent progress in identifying plant-specific CaM-binding proteins and their roles in response to biotic and abiotic stresses and development. The review also addresses aspects emerging from recent structural studies of CaM interactions with target proteins relevant to plants.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)435-466
Number of pages32
JournalAnnual Review of Plant Biology
Volume56
DOIs
StatePublished - 2005

Keywords

  • Arabidopsis
  • Calcium
  • Environmental stress
  • Signal transduction

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