Calcium-Dependent Protein Kinases (CDPK) in Abiotic Stress Tolerance

By : Hemant B Kardile , Vikrant , Nirmal Kant Sharma , Ankita Sharma , Babandeep Kaur , Sushil Sudhakar Changan , Vinay Bhardwaj , Brajesh Singh

Page No: 259-265

Abstract
Environmental perturbation and biotic factors hinder the normal growth and development of the plants. These stimuli trigger the transient increase in the cellular Ca2+ level which in turn leads to altered protein phosphorylation and gene expression patterns. This signal transduction is carried out by three major classes of Ca2+-binding proteins viz. Calcium-dependent protein kinases (CDPKs), calmodulins (CaMs) and CaM-like proteins, and calcineurin B-like proteins. Out of these three kinases, CDPKs has a greater role to play in the higher plant under different physiological conditions. Here we have reviewed the potential role of these CDPKs in the model plant for providing abiotic stress tolerance. Similarly, we have mined the orthologous of CDPKs from the higher plant species. Among these, we have narrowed down our focus on the potato for exploiting the CDPKs potential in providing stress tolerance.

Authors :
Hemant B Kardile, Nirmal Kant Sharma, Ankita Sharma,Sushil Sudhakar Changan, Vinay Bhardwaj and Brajesh Singh : ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, HP, India
Vikrant : Dept. of Biotechnology, Dr. YSP UH & F, Nauni, Solan, HP, India
Babandeep Kaur : Post graduate government college, Sector 11, Chandigarh, India