On 18th April, a paper entitled BRI1 and BAK1 interact with G proteins and regulate sugar-responsive growth and development in Arabidopsiswas published onNature Communications(IF 12.124), which isa joint research result of AAU,Institute of Botany andInstitute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of China Academy of Science. The firstauthor is Peng Yuancheng,associate professor of School of Life Science,coauthoredwith Professor Cheng Beijiu of AAU, Researcher Zheng Leiying, Institute of Botany of China Academy of Science, and Researcher Li Yunhai, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of China Academy of Science.
This paper initially reports onthe growth anddevelopment process of sugar response when involved with BRI1 and BAK1.Glucose affects the physical interaction and phosphorylation of BRI1 and BAK1 in concentration-dependent manners. This studyreveals how the combination of BR receptor and G protein affects growth and development of plants through the adjustment of sugar response.
Link to the paper：https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-03884-8
