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Phosphorylation status of Bβ subunit acts as a switch to regulate the function of phosphatase PP2A in ethylene‐mediated root growth inhibition
Author(s) -
Shao Zhengyao,
Zhao Bo,
Kotla Prashanth,
Burns Jackson G.,
Tran Jaclyn,
Ke Meiyu,
Chen Xu,
Browning Karen S.,
Qiao Hong
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
new phytologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.742
H-Index - 244
eISSN - 1469-8137
pISSN - 0028-646X
DOI - 10.1111/nph.18467
Subject(s) - protein phosphatase 2 , dephosphorylation , phosphorylation , microbiology and biotechnology , protein subunit , auxin , phosphatase , biology , arabidopsis , arabidopsis thaliana , biochemistry , epidermis (zoology) , chemistry , mutant , anatomy , gene
Summary The various combinations and regulations of different subunits of phosphatase PP2A holoenzymes underlie their functional complexity and importance. However, molecular mechanisms governing the assembly of PP2A complex in response to external or internal signals remain largely unknown, especially in Arabidopsis thaliana . We found that the phosphorylation status of Bβ of PP2A acts as a switch to regulate the activity of PP2A. In the absence of ethylene, phosphorylated Bβ leads to an inactivation of PP2A; the substrate EIR1 remains to be phosphorylated, preventing the EIR1‐mediated auxin transport in epidermis, leading to normal root growth. Upon ethylene treatment, the dephosphorylated Bβ mediates the formation of the A2–C4–Bβ protein complex to activate PP2A, resulting in the dephosphorylation of EIR1 to promote auxin transport in epidermis of elongation zone, leading to root growth inhibition. Altogether, our research revealed a novel molecular mechanism by which the dephosphorylation of Bβ subunit switches on PP2A activity to dephosphorylate EIR1 to establish EIR1‐mediated auxin transport in the epidermis in elongation zone for root growth inhibition in response to ethylene.