TY - JOUR
T1 - Plant PP2C phosphatases
T2 - Emerging functions in stress signaling
AU - Schweighofer, Alois
AU - Hirt, Heribert
AU - Meskiene, Irute
PY - 2004/5
Y1 - 2004/5
N2 - PP2C-type protein phosphatases are monomeric enzymes present in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Members of this family of phosphoprotein phosphatases are involved in the regulation of several signaling pathways. A database analysis of Arabidopsis reveals PP2Cs to be the largest protein phosphatase family in plants, with 76 members, displaying high complexity, and greatly outnumbering PP2Cs in other eukaryotes. Plant PP2Cs have been found as regulators of signal transduction pathways and also involved in development. PP2C functions emphasize the existence of sophisticated signaling pathways in plants, in which protein dephosphorylation plays a crucial role towards determining specificities.
AB - PP2C-type protein phosphatases are monomeric enzymes present in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Members of this family of phosphoprotein phosphatases are involved in the regulation of several signaling pathways. A database analysis of Arabidopsis reveals PP2Cs to be the largest protein phosphatase family in plants, with 76 members, displaying high complexity, and greatly outnumbering PP2Cs in other eukaryotes. Plant PP2Cs have been found as regulators of signal transduction pathways and also involved in development. PP2C functions emphasize the existence of sophisticated signaling pathways in plants, in which protein dephosphorylation plays a crucial role towards determining specificities.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=2442602365&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.tplants.2004.03.007
DO - 10.1016/j.tplants.2004.03.007
M3 - Review article
C2 - 15130549
AN - SCOPUS:2442602365
SN - 1360-1385
VL - 9
SP - 236
EP - 243
JO - Trends in plant science
JF - Trends in plant science
IS - 5
ER -