CRK2 controls the spatiotemporal distribution of QSK1 at plasma membrane during osmotic stress
Sunita Jindal, Adam Zeiner, Alexey Bondar, Michaela Neubergerová, Sara Christina Stolze, Anne Harzen, Francisco J. Colina, Sara Liekens, Mirva Pääkkönen, Johannes A. M. Merilahti, Ivan Kulich, Roman Pleskot, Hirofumi Nakagami, Michael Wrzaczek
This study shows CRK2 phosphorylates and sequesters QSK1 at the plasma membrane, preventing callose deposition at plasmodesmata under normal conditions, and its dephosphorylation allows QSK1 relocalization during osmotic stress.
bioRxiv · Jan 14, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology