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Structural basis for recognition of RALF peptides by LRX proteins during pollen tube growth

Moussu, Steven
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Broyart, Caroline
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Santos-Fernandez, Gorka
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March 31, 2020
Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America (PNAS)

Plant reproduction relies on the highly regulated growth of the pollen tube for sperm delivery. This process is controlled by secreted RALF signaling peptides, which have previously been shown to be perceived by Catharanthus roseus RLK1-like (CrRLK1Ls) membrane receptor-kinases/LORELEI-like GLYCOLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL (GPI)-ANCHORED PROTEINS (LLG) complexes, or by leucine-rich repeat (LRR) extensin proteins (LRXs). Here, we demonstrate that RALF peptides fold into bioactive, disulfide bond-stabilized proteins that bind the LRR domain of LRX proteins with low nanomolar affinity. Crystal structures of LRX2-RALF4 and LRX8-RALF4 complexes at 3.2- and 3.9-A resolution, respectively, reveal a dimeric arrangement of LRX proteins, with each monomer binding one folded RALF peptide. Structure-based mutations targeting the LRX-RALF4 complex interface, or the RALF4 fold, reduce RALF4 binding to LRX8 in vitro and RALF4 function in growing pollen tubes. Mutants targeting the disulfide-bond stabilized LRX dimer interface fail to rescue Inc infertility phenotypes. Quantitative biochemical assays reveal that RALF4 binds LLG5 and LRX cell-wall modules with drastically different binding affinities, and with distinct and mutually exclusive binding modes. Our biochemical, structural, and genetic analyses reveal a complex signaling network by which RALF ligands instruct different signaling proteins using distinct targeting mechanisms.

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research article
DOI
10.1073/pnas.2000100117
Web of Science ID

WOS:000523188100072

Author(s)
Moussu, Steven
Broyart, Caroline
Santos-Fernandez, Gorka
Augustin, Sebastian
Wehrle, Sarah  
Grossniklaus, Ueli
Santiago, Julia
Date Issued

2020-03-31

Publisher

National Academy of Sciences

Published in
Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America (PNAS)
Volume

117

Issue

13

Start page

7494

End page

7503

Subjects

Multidisciplinary Sciences

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Science & Technology - Other Topics

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arabidopsis

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cell-wall integrity

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pollen tube

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structure biology

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peptide signaling

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extracellular ph

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network

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lorelei

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plants

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cell

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April 16, 2020
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