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.

Forschergurppe 946:
Calcium signaling via protein phosphorylation in plant model cell types during environmental stress adaptation