14-3-3 proteins contribute to leaf and root development via brassinosteroid insensitive 1 in Arabidopsis thaliana

Background Brassinosteroids (BR) are essential growth hormone in plants. Various components involved in signal transduction pathway have been identified as targets of 14-3-3 phospho-binding proteins. Previously, we showed that 14-3-3 proteins directly interact with the Brassinosteroid Insensitive 1 (BRI1), the BR receptor kinase, and are also subject to phosphorylation in a BR-dependent manner.