Multifaceted roles of the ERECTA family in plant organ morphogenesis
Hengke Jiang, Yuhui Chen, Yuhan Liu, Jing Shang, Xin Sun, Junbo Du
Abstract
Receptor-like kinases (RLKs) can participate in multiple signalling pathways and are considered one of the most critical components of the early events of intercellular signalling. As an RLK, the ERECTA family (ERf), which comprises ERECTA (ER), ERECTA-Like1 (ERL1), and ERECTA-Like2 (ERL2) in Arabidopsis, regulates multiple signalling pathways in plant growth and development. Despite its indispensability, detailed information on ERf-manipulated signalling pathways remains elusive. In this review, we attempt to summarize the essential roles of the ERf in plant organ morphogenesis, including shoot apical meristem, stem, and reproductive organ development.
Topics & Concepts
MeristemMorphogenesisArabidopsisBiologySignallingCell biologySignalling pathwaysSignal transductionPlant developmentKinaseArabidopsis thalianaBotanyGeneShootGeneticsMutantPlant Molecular Biology ResearchPlant Reproductive BiologyPlant Gene Expression Analysis