Calcium-activated 14-3-3 proteins as a molecular switch in salt stress tolerance

Nat Commun. 2019 Mar 13;10(1):1199. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-09181-2.

Abstract

Calcium is a universal secondary messenger that triggers many cellular responses. However, it is unclear how a calcium signal is coordinately decoded by different calcium sensors, which in turn regulate downstream targets to fulfill a specific physiological function. Here we show that SOS2-LIKE PROTEIN KINASE5 (PKS5) can negatively regulate the Salt-Overly-Sensitive signaling pathway in Arabidopsis. PKS5 can interact with and phosphorylate SOS2 at Ser294, promote the interaction between SOS2 and 14-3-3 proteins, and repress SOS2 activity. However, salt stress promotes an interaction between 14-3-3 proteins and PKS5, repressing its kinase activity and releasing inhibition of SOS2. We provide evidence that 14-3-3 proteins bind to Ca2+, and that Ca2+ modulates 14-3-3-dependent regulation of SOS2 and PKS5 kinase activity. Our results suggest that a salt-induced calcium signal is decoded by 14-3-3 and SOS3/SCaBP8 proteins, which selectively activate/inactivate the downstream protein kinases SOS2 and PKS5 to regulate Na+ homeostasis by coordinately mediating plasma membrane Na+/H+ antiporter and H+-ATPase activity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 14-3-3 Proteins / genetics
  • 14-3-3 Proteins / metabolism*
  • Arabidopsis / physiology*
  • Arabidopsis Proteins / genetics
  • Arabidopsis Proteins / metabolism*
  • Calcium / metabolism
  • Calcium-Binding Proteins / genetics
  • Calcium-Binding Proteins / metabolism
  • Phosphorylation
  • Plants, Genetically Modified
  • Protein Binding / physiology
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / genetics
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / metabolism*
  • Proton-Translocating ATPases / metabolism
  • Salt Stress / physiology
  • Salt Tolerance / physiology*
  • Signal Transduction / physiology
  • Sodium / metabolism
  • Sodium-Hydrogen Exchangers / metabolism

Substances

  • 14-3-3 Proteins
  • Arabidopsis Proteins
  • CBL10 protein, Arabidopsis
  • Calcium-Binding Proteins
  • SOS3 protein, Arabidopsis
  • Sodium-Hydrogen Exchangers
  • Sodium
  • SOS2 protein, Arabidopsis
  • At2g30360 protein, Arabidopsis
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
  • Proton-Translocating ATPases
  • Calcium