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The PSY Peptide Family-Expression, Modification and Physiological Implications.

ABSTRACT: Small post-translationally modified peptides are gaining increasing attention as important signaling molecules in plant development. In the family of plant peptides containing tyrosine sulfation (PSYs), only PSY1 has been characterized at the mature level as an 18-amino-acid peptide, carrying one sulfated tyrosine, and involved in cell elongation. This review presents seven additional homologs in Arabidopsis all sharing high conservation in the active peptide domain, and it shows that PSY peptides are found in all higher plants and mosses. It is proposed that all eight PSY homologs are post-translationally modified to carry a sulfated tyrosine and that subtilisin-like subtilases (SBTs) are involved in the processing of PSY propeptides. The PSY peptides show differential expression patterns indicating that they serve several distinct functions in plant development. PSY peptides seem to be at least partly regulated at the transcriptional level, as their expression is greatly influenced by developmental factors. Finally, a model including a receptor in addition to PSY1R is proposed.

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC7913133 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

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The PSY Peptide Family-Expression, Modification and Physiological Implications.

Tost Amalie Scheel AS Kristensen Astrid A Olsen Lene Irene LI Axelsen Kristian Buhl KB Fuglsang Anja Thoe AT

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Small post-translationally modified peptides are gaining increasing attention as important signaling molecules in plant development. In the family of plant peptides containing tyrosine sulfation (PSYs), only PSY1 has been characterized at the mature level as an 18-amino-acid peptide, carrying one sulfated tyrosine, and involved in cell elongation. This review presents seven additional homologs in <i>Arabidopsis</i> all sharing high conservation in the active peptide domain, and it shows that PSY ...[more]

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