BSK1 (BRASSINOSTEROID-SIGNALING KINASE 1, At4g35230) is a receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase of the RLCK-XII family with an N-terminal kinase domain and a C-terminal tetratricopeptide-repeat (TPR) domain. It is anchored to the cytoplasmic face of the plasma membrane by N-myristoylation and S-acylation (by PAT19/20/22). In brassinosteroid signalling the activated receptor BRI1 phosphorylates BSK1 at Ser230, which promotes BSK1 binding to the BSU1 phosphatase; BSU1 then dephosphorylates and inactivates the GSK3-like kinase BIN2, allowing BZR1/BES1 accumulation. BSK1 belongs to a family of twelve partially redundant BSKs, and structural work on BSK8 suggests that BSKs may function largely as allosteric pseudokinase scaffolds, although BSK1 shows in vitro kinase activity. BSK1 also associates with the immune receptor FLS2 and contributes to pattern-triggered immunity and resistance to bacterial, fungal and oomycete pathogens.
| GO Term | Evidence | Action | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| GO:0000325 plant-type vacuole | HDA PMID:15539469 The vegetative vacuole proteome of Arabidopsis thaliana reve... | MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED | Summary: Detected in a vacuole proteome. Reason: High-throughput organelle proteomics hit; BSK1 is a plasma-membrane-anchored kinase, and vacuolar detection most likely reflects membrane contamination or turnover. Supporting Evidence: PMID:38315835 The PM abundance of BSK1 was reduced by functional loss of PAT19, PAT20, and PAT22 whereas abolished by its S-acylation-deficient point mutations, suggesting a key role of S-acylation in its PM targeting. |
| GO:0004672 protein kinase activity | IBA GO_REF:0000033 | ACCEPT | Summary: Protein kinase activity of BSK1. Reason: BSK1 kinase activity is experimentally reported and required for its immune function, although structural work on the paralog BSK8 suggests BSKs may act largely as pseudokinase scaffolds; the activity annotation is retained with that caveat. Supporting Evidence: PMID:23532072 BSK1 belongs to a receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase family and displays kinase activity in vitro; this kinase activity is required for its function. PMID:23911552 suggest that BSKs represent constitutively inactive protein kinases that regulate brassinosteroid signal transfer through an allosteric mechanism |
| GO:0004672 protein kinase activity | IDA PMID:23532072 BR-SIGNALING KINASE1 physically associates with FLAGELLIN SE... | ACCEPT | Summary: Protein kinase activity of BSK1. Reason: BSK1 kinase activity is experimentally reported and required for its immune function, although structural work on the paralog BSK8 suggests BSKs may act largely as pseudokinase scaffolds; the activity annotation is retained with that caveat. Supporting Evidence: PMID:23532072 BSK1 belongs to a receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase family and displays kinase activity in vitro; this kinase activity is required for its function. PMID:23911552 suggest that BSKs represent constitutively inactive protein kinases that regulate brassinosteroid signal transfer through an allosteric mechanism |
| GO:0004672 protein kinase activity | IEA GO_REF:0000002 | ACCEPT | Summary: Protein kinase activity of BSK1. Reason: BSK1 kinase activity is experimentally reported and required for its immune function, although structural work on the paralog BSK8 suggests BSKs may act largely as pseudokinase scaffolds; the activity annotation is retained with that caveat. Supporting Evidence: PMID:23532072 BSK1 belongs to a receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase family and displays kinase activity in vitro; this kinase activity is required for its function. |
| GO:0004674 protein serine/threonine kinase activity | IEA GO_REF:0000003 | ACCEPT | Summary: EC 2.7.11.1-derived serine/threonine kinase activity. Reason: BSK1 kinase activity is experimentally reported and required for its immune function, although structural work on the paralog BSK8 suggests BSKs may act largely as pseudokinase scaffolds; the activity annotation is retained with that caveat. Supporting Evidence: PMID:23532072 BSK1 belongs to a receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase family and displays kinase activity in vitro; this kinase activity is required for its function. |
| GO:0005515 protein binding | IPI PMID:18653891 BSKs mediate signal transduction from the receptor kinase BR... | MODIFY | Summary: IPI with BRI1, a protein kinase that BSK1 binds as a substrate or signalling partner. Reason: Generic protein binding is uninformative; the partner is a protein kinase, so protein kinase binding is the more informative term supported by the same evidence. Proposed replacements: protein kinase binding Supporting Evidence: PMID:18653891 The BSKs are phosphorylated by BRI1 in vitro and interact with BRI1 in vivo. |
| GO:0005515 protein binding | IPI PMID:23496207 BSKs are partially redundant positive regulators of brassino... | REMOVE | Summary: IPI with BSK11. Reason: Generic protein binding is uninformative; removal does not imply the interaction is false (it is recorded in the description/notes). Supporting Evidence: PMID:23496207 multiple BSKs interacted in vivo with the BR receptor BRI1, and served as its phosphorylation substrates in vitro |
| GO:0005515 protein binding | IPI PMID:23496207 BSKs are partially redundant positive regulators of brassino... | MODIFY | Summary: IPI with BRI1, a protein kinase that BSK1 binds as a substrate or signalling partner. Reason: Generic protein binding is uninformative; the partner is a protein kinase, so protein kinase binding is the more informative term supported by the same evidence. Proposed replacements: protein kinase binding Supporting Evidence: PMID:23496207 multiple BSKs interacted in vivo with the BR receptor BRI1, and served as its phosphorylation substrates in vitro |
| GO:0005515 protein binding | IPI PMID:23496207 BSKs are partially redundant positive regulators of brassino... | MODIFY | Summary: IPI with BIN2, a protein kinase that BSK1 binds as a substrate or signalling partner. Reason: Generic protein binding is uninformative; the partner is a protein kinase, so protein kinase binding is the more informative term supported by the same evidence. Proposed replacements: protein kinase binding Supporting Evidence: PMID:23496207 The BIN2 and BIL2 GSK3-like kinases, which are negative regulators of BR signaling, interacted in vivo with BSKs and phosphorylated them in vitro, probably at different sites to BRI1. |
| GO:0005515 protein binding | IPI PMID:23496207 BSKs are partially redundant positive regulators of brassino... | REMOVE | Summary: IPI with BSK8. Reason: Generic protein binding is uninformative; removal does not imply the interaction is false (it is recorded in the description/notes). Supporting Evidence: PMID:23496207 multiple BSKs interacted in vivo with the BR receptor BRI1, and served as its phosphorylation substrates in vitro |
| GO:0005515 protein binding | IPI PMID:23496207 BSKs are partially redundant positive regulators of brassino... | REMOVE | Summary: IPI with BSK5. Reason: Generic protein binding is uninformative; removal does not imply the interaction is false (it is recorded in the description/notes). Supporting Evidence: PMID:23496207 multiple BSKs interacted in vivo with the BR receptor BRI1, and served as its phosphorylation substrates in vitro |
| GO:0005515 protein binding | IPI PMID:23496207 BSKs are partially redundant positive regulators of brassino... | REMOVE | Summary: IPI with BSK6. Reason: Generic protein binding is uninformative; removal does not imply the interaction is false (it is recorded in the description/notes). Supporting Evidence: PMID:23496207 multiple BSKs interacted in vivo with the BR receptor BRI1, and served as its phosphorylation substrates in vitro |
| GO:0005515 protein binding | IPI PMID:23532072 BR-SIGNALING KINASE1 physically associates with FLAGELLIN SE... | MODIFY | Summary: IPI with FLS2, a protein kinase that BSK1 binds as a substrate or signalling partner. Reason: Generic protein binding is uninformative; the partner is a protein kinase, so protein kinase binding is the more informative term supported by the same evidence. Proposed replacements: protein kinase binding Supporting Evidence: PMID:23532072 BSK1 physically associates with the PAMP receptor FLAGELLIN SENSING2 and is required for a subset of flg22-induced responses, including the reactive oxygen burst, but not for mitogen-activated protein kinase activation. |
| GO:0005515 protein binding | IPI PMID:38315835 Arabidopsis protein S-acyl transferases positively mediate B... | REMOVE | Summary: IPI with PAT19/PAT20/PAT22 S-acyltransferases. Reason: Generic protein binding is uninformative; removal does not imply the interaction is false (it is recorded in the description/notes). Supporting Evidence: PMID:38315835 PAT19, PAT20, and PAT22 interact with BSK1 and are critical for the S-acylation of BSK1, and for BR signaling. |
| GO:0005524 ATP binding | IEA GO_REF:0000002 | KEEP AS NON CORE | Summary: ATP binding inferred from the protein kinase domain. Reason: Nucleotide binding is consistent with the kinase fold (BSK8 co-crystallized with AMP-PNP) but is not an informative functional descriptor. Supporting Evidence: PMID:23911552 suggest that BSKs represent constitutively inactive protein kinases that regulate brassinosteroid signal transfer through an allosteric mechanism |
| GO:0005886 plasma membrane | EXP PMID:23532072 BR-SIGNALING KINASE1 physically associates with FLAGELLIN SE... | ACCEPT | Summary: Plasma membrane localization of BSK1. Reason: Direct evidence. Supporting Evidence: PMID:21855796 BSK1 is localized at the plasma membrane and is phosphorylated at Ser230 by BRI1 upon BR treatment |
| GO:0005886 plasma membrane | HDA PMID:14506206 Large-scale analysis of in vivo phosphorylated membrane prot... | ACCEPT | Summary: Plasma membrane proteomics detection of BSK1. Reason: Consistent with targeted localization studies. Supporting Evidence: PMID:21855796 BSK1 is localized at the plasma membrane and is phosphorylated at Ser230 by BRI1 upon BR treatment |
| GO:0005886 plasma membrane | HDA PMID:16618929 Mapping the Arabidopsis organelle proteome. | ACCEPT | Summary: Plasma membrane proteomics detection of BSK1. Reason: Consistent with targeted localization studies. Supporting Evidence: PMID:21855796 BSK1 is localized at the plasma membrane and is phosphorylated at Ser230 by BRI1 upon BR treatment |
| GO:0005886 plasma membrane | HDA PMID:17644812 A high content in lipid-modified peripheral proteins and int... | ACCEPT | Summary: Plasma membrane proteomics detection of BSK1. Reason: Consistent with targeted localization studies. Supporting Evidence: PMID:21855796 BSK1 is localized at the plasma membrane and is phosphorylated at Ser230 by BRI1 upon BR treatment |
| GO:0005886 plasma membrane | HDA PMID:22923678 Putative glycosyltransferases and other plant Golgi apparatu... | ACCEPT | Summary: Plasma membrane proteomics detection of BSK1. Reason: Consistent with targeted localization studies. Supporting Evidence: PMID:21855796 BSK1 is localized at the plasma membrane and is phosphorylated at Ser230 by BRI1 upon BR treatment |
| GO:0005886 plasma membrane | HDA PMID:28887381 Global Analysis of Membrane-associated Protein Oligomerizati... | ACCEPT | Summary: Plasma membrane proteomics detection of BSK1. Reason: Consistent with targeted localization studies. Supporting Evidence: PMID:21855796 BSK1 is localized at the plasma membrane and is phosphorylated at Ser230 by BRI1 upon BR treatment |
| GO:0005886 plasma membrane | IBA GO_REF:0000033 | ACCEPT | Summary: BSKs are plasma membrane-anchored RLCKs. Reason: Consistent with direct evidence. Supporting Evidence: PMID:21855796 BSK1 is localized at the plasma membrane and is phosphorylated at Ser230 by BRI1 upon BR treatment |
| GO:0005886 plasma membrane | IDA PMID:18653891 BSKs mediate signal transduction from the receptor kinase BR... | ACCEPT | Summary: Plasma membrane localization of BSK1. Reason: Direct evidence. Supporting Evidence: PMID:18653891 The BSKs are phosphorylated by BRI1 in vitro and interact with BRI1 in vivo. PMID:21855796 BSK1 is localized at the plasma membrane and is phosphorylated at Ser230 by BRI1 upon BR treatment |
| GO:0005886 plasma membrane | IEA GO_REF:0000044 | ACCEPT | Summary: UniProt subcellular location mapping. Reason: Consistent with direct evidence. Supporting Evidence: PMID:21855796 BSK1 is localized at the plasma membrane and is phosphorylated at Ser230 by BRI1 upon BR treatment |
| GO:0009506 plasmodesma | HDA PMID:21533090 Arabidopsis plasmodesmal proteome. | MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED | Summary: Detected in a plasmodesmal proteome. Reason: Plasmodesmal fractions contain plasma membrane; there is no targeted evidence for plasmodesmal enrichment or function of BSK1. Supporting Evidence: PMID:21855796 BSK1 is localized at the plasma membrane and is phosphorylated at Ser230 by BRI1 upon BR treatment |
| GO:0009742 brassinosteroid mediated signaling pathway | IBA GO_REF:0000033 | ACCEPT | Summary: Phylogenetic inference of BR signalling for the BSK clade. Reason: BSK1 has its own direct experimental evidence; the IBA indicates the role is shared across the BSK family. Supporting Evidence: PMID:18653891 These results demonstrate that BSKs are the substrates of BRI1 kinase that activate downstream BR signal transduction. PMID:23496207 multiple BSKs interacted in vivo with the BR receptor BRI1, and served as its phosphorylation substrates in vitro |
| GO:0009742 brassinosteroid mediated signaling pathway | IDA PMID:18653891 BSKs mediate signal transduction from the receptor kinase BR... | ACCEPT | Summary: BSK1 is a direct BRI1 substrate that relays the BR signal downstream of the receptor. Reason: Core process; direct biochemical and genetic evidence. Supporting Evidence: PMID:18653891 The BSKs are phosphorylated by BRI1 in vitro and interact with BRI1 in vivo. PMID:18653891 These results demonstrate that BSKs are the substrates of BRI1 kinase that activate downstream BR signal transduction. |
| GO:0009742 brassinosteroid mediated signaling pathway | IEA GO_REF:0000120 | ACCEPT | Summary: Automated BR signalling annotation. Reason: Consistent with experimental evidence. Supporting Evidence: PMID:18653891 These results demonstrate that BSKs are the substrates of BRI1 kinase that activate downstream BR signal transduction. |
| GO:0009898 cytoplasmic side of plasma membrane | IDA PMID:39077775 The cytoskeleton controls the dynamics of plasma membrane pr... | ACCEPT | Summary: BSK1 tracked as a membrane-anchored (cytoplasmic-face) plasma membrane protein by single-molecule imaging. Reason: BSK1 lacks a transmembrane domain and is lipid-anchored on the cytoplasmic face of the plasma membrane via N-myristoylation and S-acylation. Supporting Evidence: PMID:38315835 The PM abundance of BSK1 was reduced by functional loss of PAT19, PAT20, and PAT22 whereas abolished by its S-acylation-deficient point mutations, suggesting a key role of S-acylation in its PM targeting. |
| GO:0042742 defense response to bacterium | IMP PMID:23532072 BR-SIGNALING KINASE1 physically associates with FLAGELLIN SE... | KEEP AS NON CORE | Summary: bsk1 loss of function increases susceptibility to Pseudomonas syringae. Reason: Genuine but secondary role in pattern-triggered immunity, distinct from the core BR-relay function. Supporting Evidence: PMID:23532072 A loss-of-function bsk1 mutant displayed enhanced susceptibility to virulent and avirulent pathogens, including Golovinomyces cichoracearum, Pseudomonas syringae, and Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis. |
| GO:0050832 defense response to fungus | IMP PMID:23532072 BR-SIGNALING KINASE1 physically associates with FLAGELLIN SE... | KEEP AS NON CORE | Summary: bsk1 loss of function increases susceptibility to powdery mildew and oomycete pathogens. Reason: Genuine secondary immune role. Supporting Evidence: PMID:23532072 A loss-of-function bsk1 mutant displayed enhanced susceptibility to virulent and avirulent pathogens, including Golovinomyces cichoracearum, Pseudomonas syringae, and Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis. |
| GO:0106310 protein serine kinase activity | EXP PMID:23532072 BR-SIGNALING KINASE1 physically associates with FLAGELLIN SE... | ACCEPT | Summary: Serine kinase activity of BSK1 shown in vitro. Reason: BSK1 kinase activity is experimentally reported and required for its immune function, although structural work on the paralog BSK8 suggests BSKs may act largely as pseudokinase scaffolds; the activity annotation is retained with that caveat. Supporting Evidence: PMID:23532072 BSK1 belongs to a receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase family and displays kinase activity in vitro; this kinase activity is required for its function. |
| GO:0106310 protein serine kinase activity | IEA GO_REF:0000116 | ACCEPT | Summary: Rhea-derived protein serine kinase activity. Reason: BSK1 kinase activity is experimentally reported and required for its immune function, although structural work on the paralog BSK8 suggests BSKs may act largely as pseudokinase scaffolds; the activity annotation is retained with that caveat. Supporting Evidence: PMID:23532072 BSK1 belongs to a receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase family and displays kinase activity in vitro; this kinase activity is required for its function. |
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Experiment: Complement a bsk multiple mutant with catalytically dead BSK1 (e.g. K104E or D-to-N catalytic loop mutant) and assay BR responses and BIN2 Tyr200 phosphorylation.
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