Abstract
Liu et al. (Reports, 23 March 2007, p. 1712) reported that the Arabidopsis thaliana gene GCR2 encodes a seven-transmembrane, G protein-coupled receptor for abscisic acid. We argue that GCR2 is not likely to be a transmembrane protein nor a G protein-coupled receptor. Instead, GCR2 is most likely a plant homolog of bacterial lanthionine synthetases.
MeSH Terms
Abscisic Acid/metabolism
Algorithms
Amino Acid Sequence
Arabidopsis/chemistry,metabolism
Arabidopsis Proteins/chemistry,isolation & purification,metabolism
GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits/metabolism
Hydro-Lyases/chemistry,metabolism
Models, Molecular
Molecular Sequence Data
Multienzyme Complexes/chemistry,metabolism
Plant Growth Regulators/metabolism
Protein Binding
Protein Folding
Protein Structure, Secondary
Protein Structure, Tertiary
Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled/chemistry,isolation & purification,metabolism
Recombinant Proteins/chemistry,metabolism
Sequence Alignment
Chemicals
Arabidopsis Proteins
GCR2 protein, Arabidopsis
GPA1 protein, Arabidopsis
GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits
Multienzyme Complexes
Plant Growth Regulators
Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
Recombinant Proteins
Abscisic Acid
Hydro-Lyases
lanthionine synthase
Authors & Affiliations
8 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Johnston Christopher A
Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Temple Brenda R
Chen Jin-Gui
Gao Yajun
Moriyama Etsuko N
Jones Alan M
Siderovski David P
Willard Francis S