TY - JOUR
T1 - Modulating plant hormones by enzyme action
T2 - The GH3 family of acyl acid amido synthetases
AU - Westfall, Corey S.
AU - Herrmann, Jonathan
AU - Chen, Qingfeng
AU - Wang, Shiping
AU - Jez, Joseph M.
PY - 2010/12
Y1 - 2010/12
N2 - Plants respond to developmental cues and environmental stresses by controlling both the level and activity of various hormones. One mechanism of modulating hormone action involves amino acid conjugation. In plants, the GH3 family of enzymes conjugates various amino acids to jasmonates, auxins and benzoates. The effect of conjugation can lead to activation, inactivation or degradation of these molecules. Although the acyl acid and amino acid specificities of a few GH3 enzymes have been examined qualitatively, further in-depth analysis of the structure and function of these proteins is needed to reveal the molecular basis for how GH3 proteins modulate plant hormone action.
AB - Plants respond to developmental cues and environmental stresses by controlling both the level and activity of various hormones. One mechanism of modulating hormone action involves amino acid conjugation. In plants, the GH3 family of enzymes conjugates various amino acids to jasmonates, auxins and benzoates. The effect of conjugation can lead to activation, inactivation or degradation of these molecules. Although the acyl acid and amino acid specificities of a few GH3 enzymes have been examined qualitatively, further in-depth analysis of the structure and function of these proteins is needed to reveal the molecular basis for how GH3 proteins modulate plant hormone action.
KW - Adenylation reaction
KW - Auxin
KW - GH3 protein
KW - Jasmonate
KW - Plant hormone regulation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79551658399&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4161.psb.5.12.13941
DO - 10.4161.psb.5.12.13941
M3 - Article
C2 - 21150301
AN - SCOPUS:79551658399
SN - 1559-2316
VL - 5
JO - Plant Signaling and Behavior
JF - Plant Signaling and Behavior
IS - 12
ER -