Inactivation of PYR/PYL/RCAR ABA receptors by tyrosine nitration may enable rapid inhibition of ABA signaling by nitric oxide in plants

• DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aaa7981
• Publication Date: 2015-09-01T18:38:59Z
• Authors: Mari-Cruz Castillo; Jorge Lozano-Juste; Miguel González-G...; Lesia Rodriguez; Pedro L. Rodriguez; José León
• Keywords: 0303 health sciences; Arabidopsis thaliana; Arabidopsis Proteins; 2C protein phosphatases; Abscisic acid receptors; Nitrosylation; Arabidopsis; Seed dormancy; MICROBIOLOGIA; Drought resistance; Nitric Oxide; Peroxynitrite; Protein Phosphatase 2C; Stomatal closure; 03 medical and health sciences; In vivo; BIOQUIMICA Y BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR; Phosphoprotein Phosphatases; Tyrosine; Plasma membrane; Abscisic Acid; Signal Transduction

Nitric oxide may limit ABA signaling in plants by rapid inactivation of the receptors through tyrosine nitration.