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Ca2+-dependent protein kinases

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Aliases

CDPKs

Extracted Explainers

What the tool is doing

CDPKs are presented as calcium-responsive signaling components that help convert Ca2+ changes into plant immune outputs.

Source 1DOI PubMed

What problem it solves

They provide a route from calcium elevation to downstream defense signaling during biotic interactions.

Source 1DOI PubMed

What it does not solve

The abstract does not define which CDPKs are most important in each pathogen or insect context.

Source 1DOI PubMed

Alternatives

CaM/CMLs and CBLs are named as other calcium-decoding or relay systems.

Source 1DOI PubMed

Evidence Snippets

The occurrence in plants of ... Ca2+-dependent protein kinases (CDPKs) ... indicate that plants possess specific tools and machineries to convert Ca2+ signals into appropriate responses. The contribution of CaM/CMLs and CDPKs in plant immune responses mounted against bacteria, fungi, viruses and insects are also presented.

Evidence 1Source 1DOI PubMedprovenance

Supporting Sources

Source 1review2018International Journal of Molecular SciencesDOI PubMed

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Linked Claims

Claim 1family role summarysupports2018Source 1DOI PubMed

CaM, CMLs, CDPKs, and CBLs are presented as plant calcium-sensing or decoding machineries that convert Ca2+ signals into appropriate responses.

Claim 2mechanistic summarysupports2018Source 1DOI PubMed

Conversion of Ca2+ signals into biological responses requires Ca2+ sensors for decoding and relaying.

Claim 3review scope summarysupports2018Source 1DOI PubMed

The review presents contributions of CaM/CMLs and CDPKs in plant immune responses against bacteria, fungi, viruses, and insects.