Plant Receptor Kinases and Growth Signals

Plant receptor kinases help cells communicate and control growth, flowering, fruiting, and activity in roots, shoots, and leaves. These signals also help plants respond to changing environmental conditions. Plant signaling works differently from animal signaling, so the receptors used in plants are not the same as those comm...

Plants respond to environmental signals such as light, temperature, and chemicals through receptor-mediated cell signaling.

Receptor-like kinases or RLKs make up the largest family of plant receptors. The most abundant RLKs are the serine/threonine kinase receptors.These receptors contain a cytoplasmic domain that phosphorylates serine an...