Research report 2004 - Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research
Protein Modifiers: Versatile Regulators of Plant Development
Authors
Bachmair, Andreas; Coupland, George
Departments
Entwicklungsbiologie der Pflanzen (Prof. Dr. George Coupland)
MPI für Pflanzenzüchtungsforschung, Köln
Summary
Protein modifiers are small proteins that can be covalently attached to substrate proteins. The resulting change can influence the function of the substrate protein and can thereby play a role in cellular information transfer. Attachment of modifiers is part of many developmental processes in plants, including flower induction, which depends on an interplay between a genetic program and environmental input parameters for optimal timing and execution.