Receptor Kinase-Mediated Signaling in Plants
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Molecular Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 13
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Plant receptor kinases (RKs) represent a large and diverse family of genes that play essential roles in nearly every aspect of a plant’s life. A typical receptor kinase protein consists of three domains: an extracellular domain that perceives internal or external ligands, a single-pass transmembrane domain, and an intracellular kinase domain that transduces ligand-triggered signals into cellular responses.
Over the past three decades, substantial progress has been made in elucidating receptor kinase signaling pathways and their functions in plant development, growth, and responses to environmental conditions. Current research in receptor kinase biology is focused on identifying ligands and understanding ligand–receptor binding mechanisms; unraveling downstream signaling events and elucidating signaling specificity; exploring post-translational modifications that regulate receptor activity; characterizing receptor subcellular dynamics and trafficking upon ligand perception; and dissecting crosstalk with other signaling networks.
This Special Issue, “Receptor Kinase-Mediated Signaling in Plants”, welcomes all types of contributions in this rapidly advancing field. Our aim is to provide a platform for sharing receptor kinase-related discoveries with the plant biology community while fostering discussions on emerging concepts and future research directions in receptor kinase signaling.
Dr. Hongqing Guo
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- receptor kinase signaling
- ligands
- co-receptors
- signaling components
- post-translational modifications
- substrates
- transcription factors
- gene expression
- genetics and genomics
- plant growth
- development
- stress responses
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