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Biological and Cellular Functions of the Microdomain-Associated FWL/CNR Protein Family in Plants

Membrane microdomains/nanodomains are sub-compartments of the plasma membrane enriched in sphingolipids and characterized by their unique protein composition. They play important roles in regulating plant development and plant-microbe interactions including mutualistic symbiotic interactions. Severa...

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Autores principales: Thibivilliers, Sandra, Farmer, Andrew, Libault, Marc
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7154862/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32204387
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants9030377
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description Membrane microdomains/nanodomains are sub-compartments of the plasma membrane enriched in sphingolipids and characterized by their unique protein composition. They play important roles in regulating plant development and plant-microbe interactions including mutualistic symbiotic interactions. Several protein families are associated with the microdomain fraction of biological membranes such as flotillins, prohibitins, and remorins. More recently, GmFWL1, a FWL/CNR protein exclusively expressed in the soybean nodule, was functionally characterized as a new microdomain-associated protein. Interestingly, GmFWL1 is homologous to the tomato FW2-2 protein, a major regulator of tomato fruit development. In this review, we summarize the knowledge gained about the biological, cellular, and physiological functions of members of the FWL/CNR family across various plant species. The role of the FWL/CNR proteins is also discussed within the scope of their evolution and transcriptional regulation.
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spelling pubmed-71548622020-04-21 Biological and Cellular Functions of the Microdomain-Associated FWL/CNR Protein Family in Plants Thibivilliers, Sandra Farmer, Andrew Libault, Marc Plants (Basel) Review Membrane microdomains/nanodomains are sub-compartments of the plasma membrane enriched in sphingolipids and characterized by their unique protein composition. They play important roles in regulating plant development and plant-microbe interactions including mutualistic symbiotic interactions. Several protein families are associated with the microdomain fraction of biological membranes such as flotillins, prohibitins, and remorins. More recently, GmFWL1, a FWL/CNR protein exclusively expressed in the soybean nodule, was functionally characterized as a new microdomain-associated protein. Interestingly, GmFWL1 is homologous to the tomato FW2-2 protein, a major regulator of tomato fruit development. In this review, we summarize the knowledge gained about the biological, cellular, and physiological functions of members of the FWL/CNR family across various plant species. The role of the FWL/CNR proteins is also discussed within the scope of their evolution and transcriptional regulation. MDPI 2020-03-19 /pmc/articles/PMC7154862/ /pubmed/32204387 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants9030377 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Biological and Cellular Functions of the Microdomain-Associated FWL/CNR Protein Family in Plants
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title_short Biological and Cellular Functions of the Microdomain-Associated FWL/CNR Protein Family in Plants
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7154862/
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