Ancient signals: comparative genomics of plant MAPK and MAPKK gene families

Trends Plant Sci. 2006 Apr;11(4):192-8. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2006.02.007. Epub 2006 Mar 14.

Abstract

MAPK signal transduction modules play crucial roles in regulating many biological processes in plants, and their components are encoded by highly conserved genes. The recent availability of genome sequences for rice and poplar now makes it possible to examine how well the previously described Arabidopsis MAPK and MAPKK gene family structures represent the broader evolutionary situation in plants, and analysis of gene expression data for MPK and MKK genes in all three species allows further refinement of those families, based on functionality. The Arabidopsis MAPK nomenclature appears sufficiently robust to allow it to be usefully extended to other well-characterized plant systems.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Arabidopsis / enzymology*
  • Arabidopsis / genetics
  • Arabidopsis Proteins / classification*
  • Arabidopsis Proteins / genetics
  • Arabidopsis Proteins / metabolism
  • Genome, Plant*
  • Genomics
  • MAP Kinase Signaling System / genetics
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases / classification*
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases / genetics
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases / metabolism
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / classification*
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / genetics
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / metabolism
  • Multigene Family*
  • Phylogeny
  • Terminology as Topic

Substances

  • Arabidopsis Proteins
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases