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- Title
Structural insights into the mechanism of abscisic acid signaling by PYL proteins.
- Authors
Ping Yin; He Fan; Qi Hao; Xiaoqiu Yuan; Di Wu; Yuxuan Pang; Chuangye Yan; Wenqi Li; Jiawei Wang; Nieng Yan
- Abstract
Abscisic acid (ABA) is an important phytohormone that regulates plant stress responses. Proteins from the PYR-PYL-RCAR family were recently identified as ABA receptors. Upon binding to ABA, a PYL protein associates with type 2C protein phosphatases (PP2Cs) such as ABI1 and ABI2, inhibiting their activity; the molecular mechanisms by which PYLs mediate ABA signaling remain unknown, however. Here we report three crystal structures: apo-PYL2, (+)-ABA-bound PYL2 and (+)-ABA-bound PYL1 in complex with phosphatase ABI1. Apo-PYL2 contains a pocket surrounded by four highly conserved surface loops. In response to ABA binding, loop CL2 closes onto the pocket, creating a surface that recognizes ABI1. In the ternary complex, the CL2 loop is located near the active site of ABI1, blocking the entry of substrate proteins. Together, our data reveal the mechanisms by which ABA regulates PYL-mediated inhibition of PP2Cs.
- Publication
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, 2009, Vol 16, Issue 12, p1230
- ISSN
1545-9993
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1038/nsmb.1730