Accumulating evidence has revealed that the ubiquitin proteasome system plays fundamental roles in the regulation of diverse cellular activities in eukaryotes.The ubiquitin protein ligases(E3s)are central to the prote...Accumulating evidence has revealed that the ubiquitin proteasome system plays fundamental roles in the regulation of diverse cellular activities in eukaryotes.The ubiquitin protein ligases(E3s)are central to the proteasome system because of their ability to determine its substrate specificity.Several studies have demonstrated the essential role of a group of ER(endoplasmic reticulum)-localized E3s in the positive or negative regulation of cell homeostasis.Most ER-related E3s are conserved between plants and mammals,and a few plant-specific components have been reported.In this review,we summarize the functions of ERrelated E3s in plant growth,ER-associated protein degradation and ER-phagy,abiotic and biotic stress responses,and hormone signaling.Furthermore,we highlight several questions that remain to be addressed and suggest directions for further research on ER-related E3 ubiquitin ligases.展开更多
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China grant 31972862by Transgenic Research Project(2018ZX08009-11B-002).
文摘Accumulating evidence has revealed that the ubiquitin proteasome system plays fundamental roles in the regulation of diverse cellular activities in eukaryotes.The ubiquitin protein ligases(E3s)are central to the proteasome system because of their ability to determine its substrate specificity.Several studies have demonstrated the essential role of a group of ER(endoplasmic reticulum)-localized E3s in the positive or negative regulation of cell homeostasis.Most ER-related E3s are conserved between plants and mammals,and a few plant-specific components have been reported.In this review,we summarize the functions of ERrelated E3s in plant growth,ER-associated protein degradation and ER-phagy,abiotic and biotic stress responses,and hormone signaling.Furthermore,we highlight several questions that remain to be addressed and suggest directions for further research on ER-related E3 ubiquitin ligases.
