{"title":"Receptor-like kinase cleavage: molecular mechanism and regulatory functions in plants","authors":"Meng Yu, Xiaotong Nie, Shaoying Ke, Li Li, Bin Li","doi":"10.1111/nph.70174","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>Receptor-like kinases (RLKs) are essential in nearly all plant life activities. To date, most RLK research focuses on their plasma membrane functions as holoreceptors. This review introduces a distinct mechanism: RLK cleavage-regulated signal transduction in plants. We summarize cleavable RLKs and describe their cleavage forms, focusing on molecular mechanisms and functions for plant development and plant–microbe interactions. Notably, we emphasize that the released intracellular domain of RLKs translocates to the nucleus, mediating noncanonical signaling pathways. This review provides valuable insights into plant biology and underscores the significance of RLK cleavage in plant signaling.</p>","PeriodicalId":214,"journal":{"name":"New Phytologist","volume":"246 6","pages":"2478-2483"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3000,"publicationDate":"2025-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/nph.70174","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"New Phytologist","FirstCategoryId":"99","ListUrlMain":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nph.70174","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"PLANT SCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Receptor-like kinases (RLKs) are essential in nearly all plant life activities. To date, most RLK research focuses on their plasma membrane functions as holoreceptors. This review introduces a distinct mechanism: RLK cleavage-regulated signal transduction in plants. We summarize cleavable RLKs and describe their cleavage forms, focusing on molecular mechanisms and functions for plant development and plant–microbe interactions. Notably, we emphasize that the released intracellular domain of RLKs translocates to the nucleus, mediating noncanonical signaling pathways. This review provides valuable insights into plant biology and underscores the significance of RLK cleavage in plant signaling.
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New Phytologist is an international electronic journal published 24 times a year. It is owned by the New Phytologist Foundation, a non-profit-making charitable organization dedicated to promoting plant science. The journal publishes excellent, novel, rigorous, and timely research and scholarship in plant science and its applications. The articles cover topics in five sections: Physiology & Development, Environment, Interaction, Evolution, and Transformative Plant Biotechnology. These sections encompass intracellular processes, global environmental change, and encourage cross-disciplinary approaches. The journal recognizes the use of techniques from molecular and cell biology, functional genomics, modeling, and system-based approaches in plant science. Abstracting and Indexing Information for New Phytologist includes Academic Search, AgBiotech News & Information, Agroforestry Abstracts, Biochemistry & Biophysics Citation Index, Botanical Pesticides, CAB Abstracts®, Environment Index, Global Health, and Plant Breeding Abstracts, and others.