泛素化修饰是一种重要的蛋白质翻译后修饰,通过调节蛋白的活性和稳定性等影响其功能的发挥,在真核生物的生命过程中具有非常重要的作用。泛素化修饰通过精细地调控植物激素脱落酸(abscisic acid, ABA)的合成和信号转导过程的关键因子,影响植物对ABA的响应,参与植物生长发育过程及对干旱、盐和冷胁迫等不良环境的应答。本文概述了植物中泛素化修饰的相关组分(包括泛素连接酶E3、泛素结合酶E2、26S蛋白酶体)和内膜运输相关蛋白,以及这些蛋白调控ABA合成和信号转导过程的最新研究进展,提出该研究领域需要解决的新问题,以期为相关领域的科研人员进一步了解翻译后修饰如何调控激素信号的转导途径提供参考。

Protein post-translational modification by ubiquitination is essential for the activity and stability of proteins in the eukaryotic life cycle. In the past few years, it has been found that ubiquitination subtly modulates the abscisic acid (ABA) signaling pathway to regulate plant growth, development and stress responses, such as drought, salinity and cold stress responses. In this review, how the ubiquitin-proteasome system and ubiquitination-related membrane trafficking pathway affect ABA synthesis and signal transduction will be addressed and analysed. Also, the challenging questions in this field will be raised. These comprehensive views on the regulatory role of ubiquitination modification in the ABA pathway will shed light on future researches on how the ubiquitination-related process affects other hormone signaling pathways.