Diévart Anne, Clark Steven E
Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1048, USA.
Development. 2004 Jan;131(2):251-61. doi: 10.1242/dev.00998.
Despite the presence of more than 400 genes that encode receptor-like kinases (RLKs) in the Arabidopsis thaliana genome, very little is known about the range of biological processes that they control, or the mechanisms by which they function. This review focuses on the most recent findings from studies of several leucine-rich-repeat (LRR) class RLKs in A. thaliana, and their implications for our understanding of plant receptor function and signaling. We compare the biological functions of plant and animal LRR-containing receptors, and the potential commonalities in the signaling mechanisms employed.
尽管拟南芥基因组中有400多个编码类受体激酶（RLK）的基因，但对于它们所控制的生物过程范围或其发挥作用的机制却知之甚少。本综述聚焦于对拟南芥中几种富含亮氨酸重复序列（LRR）类RLK的最新研究发现，以及这些发现对我们理解植物受体功能和信号传导的意义。我们比较了植物和动物含LRR受体的生物学功能，以及所采用信号传导机制中的潜在共性。
