Role of the phosphoinositide pathway in the light-dependent C-4 phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase phosphorylation cascade in Digitaria sanguinalis protoplasts
S. Coursol et al., Role of the phosphoinositide pathway in the light-dependent C-4 phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase phosphorylation cascade in Digitaria sanguinalis protoplasts, BIOCH SOC T, 28, 2000, pp. 821-823
Stimulus-response coupling in animal cells frequently involves the hydrolys
is of PtdIns(4,5)P-2 which is catalysed by phosphoinositide-specific phosph
olipase C (PI-PLC). There is an increasing body of evidence for PI-PLC-base
d signalling in plant cells; however, the physiological role of this system
remains poorly documented in plants. Our data provide the first evidence t
hat a PI-PLC-based signalling system is a committed step in the transductio
n chain controlling the phosphorylation state of C-4 phosphoenolpyruvate ca
rboxylase (PEPC), the regulation of which is central to the assimilation of
atmospheric CO2 in C-4 plants.