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Review
. 2024 Nov 13;25(22):12187.
doi: 10.3390/ijms252212187.

The Multifaceted Ubiquitination of BIK1 During Plant Immunity in Arabidopsis thaliana

Junhong Fu  1 , Huihui Wang  1 , Yuling Chen  1 , Chunguang Zhang  1 , Yanmin Zou  1
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Review

The Multifaceted Ubiquitination of BIK1 During Plant Immunity in Arabidopsis thaliana

Junhong Fu et al. Int J Mol Sci. .

Abstract

As sessile organisms, the plant immune system plays a vital role in protecting plants from the widespread pathogens in the environment. The Arabidopsis thaliana (Arabidopsis) receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase BOTRYTIS-INDUCED KINASE1 (BIK1) acts as a central regulator during plant immunity. As such, not only the BIK1 protein accumulation but also the attenuation is tightly regulated to ensure effective immune responses. Recent studies have highlighted the critical roles of ubiquitination in maintaining BIK1 homeostasis. Here, we review the latest advances in the ubiquitination of BIK1 in plant immunity, which is mediated by ubiquitin ligases PUB25/26, RHA3A/B, RGLG1/2, and PUB4. Additionally, we summarize and discuss the sites and types of BIK1 ubiquitination. Collectively, these analyses not only illustrate that the differential modifications on BIK1 by multiple ubiquitin ligases hold a crucial position in plant immunity but also provide a good example for future studies on ubiquitin-mediated modifications in plants.

Keywords: Arabidopsis thaliana; BIK1; plant immunity.

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The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
BIK1 acts downstream of multiple PRR complexes and transmits the PAMP/DAMP signaling downstream to induce distinct defenses.
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Figure 2
The structures of the BIK1 gene and BIK1 protein. (A). Gene structure of BIK1. Blue box indicates exon; white box indicates intron. (B). Protein structure and ubiquitylation sites of BIK1. N, N-terminal domain; K, kinase catalytic domain; C, carboxy-terminal domain. Ubiquitinated lysines, which are shown in blue: RHA3A/B ubiquitylation sites.
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Figure 3
A model of the multifaceted ubiquitination of BIK1 in plant immunity. (A) BIK1 is regulated by multiple mechanisms. (B) Differential ubiquitination of BIK1 by PUB25/26, RGLG1/2, RHA3A/3B, and PUB4.
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