RRC ID 85231
Author Matthes MS, Yun N, Luichtl M, Büschges U, Fiesselmann BS, Strickland B, Lehnardt MS, Schneitz K, Michel K, Torres Ruiz RA.
Title Distinct domains of ENHANCER OF PINOID hold information for its polarization required for auxin-mediated cotyledon and flower development in Arabidopsis.
Journal PLoS Genet
Abstract The Arabidopsis ENHANCER OF PINOID (ENP) protein and the AGC-kinase PINOID (PID) synergistically impact on polarization and function of the auxin transporter PIN-FORMED1 (PIN1) required for plant leaf and flower organ development. ENP offers a PID-independent input for PIN-function since enp pid double mutants lead to cotyledon- and flower-less plants in contrast to pid single mutants, which develop cotyledons and abnormal albeit fertile flowers. This indicates that ENP, which depicts a similar polar localization as PIN1, is a potential interactor of PINs including PIN1. Here we show that the modular structure of ENP predicted by AlphaFold separates the capability for its own cellular polarization and its function linked to polar PIN1 activity. The part of ENP from aa1 to aa470 is subdivided into three structured domains. They are supportive and/or essential for cellular polarity. In contrast, the C-terminus, which is an intrinsically disordered region (IDR), is completely dispensable for polarity but essential for ENP-mediated PIN1-function. FLIM-FRET shows ENP to be closely associated with the plasma membrane and its IDR to significantly interact with PINs. Moreover, the modification status of two prominent phosphorylation sites in the IDR determines ENPs stability and its capability in supporting PIN1. Our results show ENP to be an element in the assumed PIN-multiprotein complex and explain its impact on PID-independent PIN1 activity.
Volume 21(6)
Pages e1011217
Published 2025-6-1
DOI 10.1371/journal.pgen.1011217
PII PGENETICS-D-24-00274
PMID 40549793
PMC PMC12201645
MeSH Arabidopsis* / genetics Arabidopsis* / growth & development Arabidopsis* / metabolism Arabidopsis Proteins* / chemistry Arabidopsis Proteins* / genetics Arabidopsis Proteins* / metabolism Cell Polarity / genetics Cotyledon* / genetics Cotyledon* / growth & development Cotyledon* / metabolism Flowers* / genetics Flowers* / growth & development Flowers* / metabolism Gene Expression Regulation, Plant Indoleacetic Acids* / metabolism Membrane Transport Proteins* / genetics Membrane Transport Proteins* / metabolism Mutation Protein Domains Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
IF 5.175
Resource
Arabidopsis / Cultured plant cells, genes pda08292 pda10515