Brassinosteroid regulated kinases (BRKs) that mediate brassinosteroid signal transduction and uses thereof
AssigneeCarnegie Institution of Washington
InventorsZhi-Yong Wang, Wenqiang Tang
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Abstract
The present invention identifies a novel family of kinases regulated by brassinosteroids, referred to as BRKs (brassinosteroid regulated kinases) or BSKs (brassinosteroid signaling kinases). The present invention provides methods for modulating the response of a plant cell to a brassinosteroid using BRKs.
Claims17
A fusion protein comprising a brassinosteroid receptor regulated kinase (BRK) polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence X1X2STNLAX3X4PPEYLR (SEQ ID NO:
- 25), wherein X1 is either serine, arginine, or isoleucine, X2 and X3 are either tyrosine or phenylalanine, and X4 is either threonine or alanine.
A polypeptide consisting of SEQ ID NO:
- 25.
A brassinosteroid receptor regulated kinase (BRK) polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence that is at least 95% identical to an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:
- 6, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:
- 10, SEQ ID NO:
- 12, SEQ ID NO:
- 14, SEQ ID NO:
- 16, SEQ ID NO:
- 18, SEQ ID NO:
- 20 or SEQ ID NO:
- 22.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.