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Canonical heterotrimeric G-proteins (G-proteins) are comprised of Gα, Gβ, and Gγ subunits. G-proteins regulate multiple crucial plant growth and development processes, incorporating environmental responses. Besides Gα, Gβ and Gγ, the discovery of atypical Gα subunits termed as extra-large G-proteins or extra-large GTP-binding proteins (XLGs) makes G-protein signaling unique in plants. The C-terminus of XLG shares similarities with the canonical Gα subunits; the N-terminus harbors a nuclear localization signal (NLS) and is rich in cysteine. The earlier explorations suggest XLG's role in flowering, the development of embryos and seedlings, root morphogenesis, stamen development, cytokinin-induced development, stomatal opening and regulation of rice grain filling. The XLGs are also known to initiate signaling cascades that prime plants against a variety of abiotic and biotic stresses. They are also engaged in controlling several agronomic parameters such as rice panicle length, grain filling, grain size, and biomass, highlighting their potential contribution to crop improvement. The present review explores the remarkable properties of non-canonical Gα subunits (XLGs) and reflects on the various developmental, abiotic and biotic stress signaling pathways controlled by them. Moreover, the bottleneck dilemma of how a tiny handful of XLGs control a multiplicity of stress-responsive activities is partially resolved in this review by addressing the interaction of XLGs with different interacting proteins. XLG proteins presented in this review can be exploited to gain access to highly productive and stress-tolerant plants.
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Sharma, B., Ganotra, J., Biswal, B. et al. An atypical heterotrimeric Gα and its interactome suggest an extra-large role in overcoming abiotic and biotic stress. Physiol Mol Biol Plants 29, 1543–1561 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12298-023-01378-6
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