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[PYL2_ARATH] Receptor for abscisic acid (ABA) required for ABA-mediated responses such as stomatal closure and germination inhibition. Inhibits the activity of group-A protein phosphatases type 2C (PP2Cs) when activated by ABA.[1][2] [P2C16_ARATH] Key component and repressor of the abscisic acid (ABA) signaling pathway that regulates numerous ABA responses, such as stomatal closure, seed germination and inhibition of vegetative growth. Confers enhanced sensitivity to drought.[3][4][5][6]
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
The phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) functions through a family of fourteen PYR/PYL receptors, which were identified by resistance to pyrabactin, a synthetic inhibitor of seed germination. ABA activates these receptors to inhibit type 2C protein phosphatases, such as ABI1, yet it remains unclear whether these receptors can be antagonized. Here we demonstrate that pyrabactin is an agonist of PYR1 and PYL1 but is unexpectedly an antagonist of PYL2. Crystal structures of the PYL2-pyrabactin and PYL1-pyrabactin-ABI1 complexes reveal the mechanism responsible for receptor-selective activation and inhibition, which enables us to design mutations that convert PYL1 to a pyrabactin-inhibited receptor and PYL2 to a pyrabactin-activated receptor and to identify new pyrabactin-based ABA receptor agonists. Together, our results establish a new concept of ABA receptor antagonism, illustrate its underlying mechanisms and provide a rational framework for discovering novel ABA receptor ligands.
Identification and mechanism of ABA receptor antagonism.,Melcher K, Xu Y, Ng LM, Zhou XE, Soon FF, Chinnusamy V, Suino-Powell KM, Kovach A, Tham FS, Cutler SR, Li J, Yong EL, Zhu JK, Xu HE Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2010 Sep;17(9):1102-8. Epub 2010 Aug 22. PMID:20729862[7]
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↑Melcher K, Ng LM, Zhou XE, Soon FF, Xu Y, Suino-Powell KM, Park SY, Weiner JJ, Fujii H, Chinnusamy V, Kovach A, Li J, Wang Y, Li J, Peterson FC, Jensen DR, Yong EL, Volkman BF, Cutler SR, Zhu JK, Xu HE. A gate-latch-lock mechanism for hormone signalling by abscisic acid receptors. Nature. 2009 Dec 3;462(7273):602-8. PMID:19898420 doi:10.1038/nature08613
↑Yin P, Fan H, Hao Q, Yuan X, Wu D, Pang Y, Yan C, Li W, Wang J, Yan N. Structural insights into the mechanism of abscisic acid signaling by PYL proteins. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2009 Dec;16(12):1230-6. Epub 2009 Nov 5. PMID:19893533 doi:10.1038/nsmb.1730
↑Saez A, Apostolova N, Gonzalez-Guzman M, Gonzalez-Garcia MP, Nicolas C, Lorenzo O, Rodriguez PL. Gain-of-function and loss-of-function phenotypes of the protein phosphatase 2C HAB1 reveal its role as a negative regulator of abscisic acid signalling. Plant J. 2004 Feb;37(3):354-69. PMID:14731256
↑Robert N, Merlot S, N'guyen V, Boisson-Dernier A, Schroeder JI. A hypermorphic mutation in the protein phosphatase 2C HAB1 strongly affects ABA signaling in Arabidopsis. FEBS Lett. 2006 Aug 21;580(19):4691-6. Epub 2006 Jul 24. PMID:16876791 doi:10.1016/j.febslet.2006.07.047
↑Saez A, Robert N, Maktabi MH, Schroeder JI, Serrano R, Rodriguez PL. Enhancement of abscisic acid sensitivity and reduction of water consumption in Arabidopsis by combined inactivation of the protein phosphatases type 2C ABI1 and HAB1. Plant Physiol. 2006 Aug;141(4):1389-99. Epub 2006 Jun 23. PMID:16798945 doi:10.1104/pp.106.081018
↑Saez A, Rodrigues A, Santiago J, Rubio S, Rodriguez PL. HAB1-SWI3B interaction reveals a link between abscisic acid signaling and putative SWI/SNF chromatin-remodeling complexes in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell. 2008 Nov;20(11):2972-88. doi: 10.1105/tpc.107.056705. Epub 2008 Nov, 25. PMID:19033529 doi:10.1105/tpc.107.056705
↑Melcher K, Xu Y, Ng LM, Zhou XE, Soon FF, Chinnusamy V, Suino-Powell KM, Kovach A, Tham FS, Cutler SR, Li J, Yong EL, Zhu JK, Xu HE. Identification and mechanism of ABA receptor antagonism. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2010 Sep;17(9):1102-8. Epub 2010 Aug 22. PMID:20729862 doi:10.1038/nsmb.1887
