S-acylation is a positive regulator of FLS2-mediated plant immunity
Hurst, C. H.; Turnbull, D.; Gronnier, J.; Myles, S.; Pflughaupt, R. L.; Kopischke, M.; Davies, P.; Jones, S.; Robatzek, S.; Zipfel, C.; Hemsley, P.
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Plant receptor kinases are key transducers of extracellular stimuli, such as the presence of beneficial or pathogenic microbes or secreted signalling molecules. Receptor kinases are regulated by numerous post-translational modifications. Here, using the immune receptor kinases FLS2 and EFR, we show that S-acylation at a cysteine conserved in all plant receptor kinases is crucial for function. S-acylation involves the addition of long-chain fatty acids to cysteine residues within proteins, altering their biophysical properties and behaviour within the membrane environment. We observe S-acylation of FLS2 at C-terminal kinase domain cysteine residues within minutes following perception of its ligand flg22, in a BAK1 co-receptor dependent manner. We demonstrate that S-acylation is essential for FLS2-mediated immune signalling and resistance to bacterial infection. Similarly, mutating the corresponding conserved cysteine residue in EFR supressed elf18 triggered signalling. Analysis of unstimulated and activated FLS2-containing complexes using microscopy, detergents and native membrane DIBMA nanodiscs indicates that S-acylation stabilises and promotes retention of activated receptor kinase complexes at the plasma membrane to increase signalling efficiency.
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