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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2026

Dormancy Versus Germination: 3D Protein Modeling and Evolutionary Analyses Define the Roles of Genetic Variants in the Barley MKK3 Enzyme.

Maria Hrmova, Christoph Dockter, Flavia Krsticevic, Morten Egevang Jørgensen, Birgitte Skadhauge, Geoffrey B Fincher

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Maria HrmovaSchool of Agriculture, Food and Wine, Waite Research Institute, Adelaide University, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-3545-0605
Christoph DockterCarlsberg Research Laboratory, J. C. Jacobsens Gade 4, 1799 Copenhagen V, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-5923-3667
Flavia KrsticevicCarlsberg Research Laboratory, J. C. Jacobsens Gade 4, 1799 Copenhagen V, Denmark.
Morten Egevang JørgensenCarlsberg Research Laboratory, J. C. Jacobsens Gade 4, 1799 Copenhagen V, Denmark.
Birgitte SkadhaugeCarlsberg Research Laboratory, J. C. Jacobsens Gade 4, 1799 Copenhagen V, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-7317-4376
Geoffrey B FincherSchool of Agriculture, Food and Wine, Waite Research Institute, Adelaide University, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4703-3494

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Abstract

Dormancy is a characteristic of plant seeds that has evolved to avoid exposing the young seedling to adverse weather conditions. The mitogen-activated protein kinase MKK3 from barley is known to mediate the duration of dormancy and subsequent germination of the grain. Here, we used computational and phylogenetic approaches to define the structural model of the monomeric MKK3 domain in complex with the downstream MAPK protein kinase that it phosphorylates. We utilized key genetic variants of the barley MKK3 and generated the structural MKK3/MAPK enzyme-substrate complex, supported by evolutionary analyses, to rationalize the effects of the MKK3 variants occurring at the ATP binding site and in the loops that can be phosphorylated. We propose the likely mechanism of ATP hydrolysis and the effects of common genetic variants on MKK3 activity, thereby influencing the duration of dormancy. The data will facilitate future manipulations of dormancy length in different environments.

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Genetic VariationGerminationHordeumMAP Kinase Kinase 3Plant DormancyPlant ProteinsAmino Acid SequenceBinding SitesEvolution, MolecularModels, MolecularPhosphorylationPhylogenyMAP Kinase Kinase 3Plant Proteinsactive site mechanismevolutionary analysisHordeum vulgarekinase-kinase dockingphosphorylation sitesplant mitogen-activated protein kinasesstructure-function

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