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Plants: the latest model system for G-protein research.

EMBO reports ·Vol. 5 ·No. 6 ·2004-06-00 ·Pages 572-8

Jones AM, Assmann SM

Abstract

In humans, heterotrimeric G proteins couple stimulus perception by G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) with numerous downstream effectors. By contrast, despite great complexity in their signal-transduction attributes, plants have a simpler repertoire of G-signalling components. Nonetheless, recent studies on Arabidopsis thaliana have shown the importance of plant G-protein signalling in such fundamental processes as cell proliferation, hormone perception and ion-channel regulation.

MeSH Terms
Cell Division Genome, Human Genome, Plant Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins/genetics,metabolism Humans Ion Channels/metabolism Plant Proteins/genetics,metabolism Plants/metabolism Signal Transduction
Chemicals
Ion Channels Plant Proteins Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins
Authors & Affiliations
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Jones Alan M
Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA. [email protected]
Assmann Sarah M
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Article Info
Journal
EMBO reports
Abbr.
EMBO Rep
ISSN
1469-221X
DOI
10.1038/sj.embor.7400174
Email
[email protected]
Published
2004-06-00
Pages
572-8
Language
English
Region
England
NLM ID
100963049
PMCID
PMC1299082
Subset
IM
Grants
NIGMS NIH HHS · R01 GM065989 · United States
NIGMS NIH HHS · GM65989-01 · United States
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