《Diverse Roles of ERECTA Family Genes in Plant Development》.pdfVIP

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology 2013, 55 (12): 1238– 1250 Invited Expert Review Diverse Roles of ERECTA Family Genes in Plant Development Elena D. Shpak* Department of Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA Corresponding author Tel: þ1 865 974 8383; Fax: þ1 865 974 6306; E‐mail: eshpak@ Articles can be viewed online without a subscription. Available online on 10 September 2013 at and /journal/jipb doi: 10.1111/jipb.12108 Abstract Multiple receptor‐like kinases (RLKs) enable intercellular communication that coordinates growth and development of plant tissues. ERECTA family receptors (ERfs) are an ancient family of leucine‐rich repeat RLKs that in Arabidopsis consists of three genes: ERECTA, ERL1, and ERL2. ERfs sense secreted cysteine‐rich peptides from the EPF/EPFL family and transmit the signal through a MAP kinase cascade. This review discusses the functions of ERfs in stomata development, in regulation of longitudinal growth of aboveground organs, during reproductive development, and in the shoot apical meristem. In addition the role Elena D. Shpak of ERECTA in plant responses to biotic and abiotic factors is examined. (Corresponding author) Keywords: Arabidopsis; ERECTA; leaf primordium initiation; receptor‐like kinase; stomata; vasculature. Shpak ED (2013) Diverse roles of ERECTA family genes in plant development. J. Integr. Plant Biol. 55(12), 1238– 1250. Introduction