Multifaceted Roles of 14-3-3 Proteins in Biological Processes: From Insect Physiology to Human Diseases
Brijesh A S *
Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga – 577204, India.
Nikhil Reddy K S
Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga – 577204, India.
Hemavathi A
Department of Biotechnology, School of Applied Sciences, REVA University – 560064, India.
Kishore S M
Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga – 577204, India.
Shalini K.S
Department of Entomology, Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga, 577204, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
14-3-3 proteins are ubiquitous-sticky functional regulatory molecules entails for exerting an array of biological phenomenal processes across eukaryotes, including insects. They mainly execute their role by binding with specific targets of phospho-proteins, resulting multitude cross-talks among the signaling pathways crucial in transcendental cellular homeostasis. This particular factual review will be focused on underscores the underlying mechanism with multifaceted roles of 14-3-3 proteins in insect physiology with special emphasis on metamorphosis, early growth and developmental process in particular reproductive biology of the insect. Another facet of discussion is to unravel the arms race of strategic defense mechanism of insect against the challenged microbial pathogens would explain the unprecedented significant role in transcendental evolution of class insect. Unarguably intriguing quests are still appeared to be enigmatic in the insect crust to decipher the existence of orthologs functioning as like human patho-physiology situation gearing up of cancer progression, neurogenerative disorder and cardio-based insults. All together, these factual insights shed light on the scope of 14-3-3 proteins in myriad ways in normal and therapeutic strategy in control of the insect damage on the part of the plant and by developing a consortium of microbial flora against the insect pest is need of the hour for the researcher.
Keywords: Phosphorylated protein, insect metamorphosis, microbial pathogens, signal transduction, cell signaling