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. 2017 Apr 13;174(2):487–519. doi: 10.1104/pp.16.01949

Table IX. Major groups of kinases involved in regulation of guard cell transporters and channels.

Name Range of Functions References
Ca2+-dependent protein kinases (CDPKs) ABA-induced Ca2+-dependent activation of anion currents A
 CPK3 SLAC1 activation
 CPK4 ABA-mediated regulation of CAT3 activity
 CPK5 Inhibition of KAT2 and KAT1
 CPK6 Activation of vacuolar anion channels
 CPK8
 CPK10
 CPK11
 CPK13
 CPK21
 CPK23
 CPK32
 CPK33
SnRK2 kinases ABA-induced Ca2+-independent activation of anion currents B
 SRK2E/SnRK2.6/OST1 SLAC1 activation in an ABI1-dependent manner
 SRK2D/SnRK2.2 ALMT12/QUAC1 activation
 SRK2I/SnRK2.3 ABA-induced phosphorylation of K+ uptake transporter6 (KUP6)
 SRK2C/SnRK2.8 ABA-induced phosphorylation of aquaporin PIP2;1
Involved in methyl jasmonate-induced stomatal closure
Inactivation of KAT1
Activation of NADPH oxidase subunit AtrbohF (ROS production)
Activation of CLCa to increase anion efflux from the vacuole
SnRK3 kinases (CIPKs) Ca2+-dependent activation of anion currents C
 CIPK6 SLAC1 and SLAH3 activation in the presence of CALCINEURIN-B-LIKE1 and CALCINEURIN-B-LIKE9
 CIPK15/PKS3 Increases phosphorylation-independent translocation of AKT2 to the plasma membrane
 CIPK23 Stomatal closure in response to ABA by interacting with ABI1 and ABI2
 CIPK24/SOS2
Protein phosphatase 2Cs Deactivation of ABA-activated SnRK2 protein kinases by dephosphorylation D
SLAC1 dephosphorylation in the absence of ABA
 PP2CA/AHG3 SnRK2 inhibition (interaction with OST1, SnRK2.2, and SnRK2.3)
 ABI1 Decrease of GORK channel activity
 ABI2 Decrease of AKT2 channel activity
 HAB1 Dephosphorylation and down-regulation of SLAC1
 AIP Suppression of CPK activation of SLAC1
Inhibition of anion current activation by CBL-CIPK
RCAR/PYR/PYL ABA receptors Inhibition of PP2Cs to enable SnRK2-mediated stomatal closure E
 PYR1 Interaction with and repression of ABI1, ABI2, and HAB1
 PYL1
 PYL2
 PYL3
 PYL4
 PYL9/RCAR1
Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MPKs) F
 MPK4 Involved in ROS-mediated ABA signaling
 MPK9 Positive regulator of CO2-induced stomatal regulation by inhibition of HT1 kinase
 MPK12