Forschergruppe 964: Calcium signaling via protein phosphorylation in plant model cell types during environmental stress adaptation
Ca2+ signals are core transducers and regulators in many adaptation and developmental processes of plants. Ca2+ signals are represented by stimulus-specific signatures that result from the concerted action of channels, pumps and carriers that shape temporally and spatially defined Ca2+ elevations. Cellular Ca2+ signals are decoded and transmitted by a toolkit of Ca2+-binding proteins that relay this information into downstream response reactions. Major transduction routes of Ca2+ signaling involve Ca2+ regulated kinases mediating phosphorylation events that orchestrate downstream responses. The functional interconnection of Ca2+ signaling and phosphorylation-dependent regulation of biological processes represents the central and connecting theme of this Research Unit.
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Calcium signaling via protein phosphorylation in plant model cell types during environmental stress adaptation