Loukia Roka

Ms. Loukia Roka


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Academic Career Length

11Years (2016-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 April 2020 in Molecular Plant
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DSDespina Samakovli
Despina Samakovli
TTTereza Tichá
Tereza Tichá
TVTereza Vavrdová
Tereza Vavrdová
MOMiroslav Ovečka
Miroslav Ovečka
ILIvan Luptovčiak
Ivan Luptovčiak
JŠJozef Šamaj
Jozef Šamaj

4 June 2021 in New Phytologist
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DSDespina Samakovli
Despina Samakovli
LRLoukia Roka
Loukia Roka
ADAnastasia Dimopoulou
Anastasia Dimopoulou
PPPanagiota Konstantinia Plitsi
Panagiota Konstantinia Plitsi
AŽAsta Žukauskaitė
Asta Žukauskaitė
PHPolydefkis Hatzopoulos
Polydefkis Hatzopoulos

1 December 2018 in Journal of Plant Physiology
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LRLoukia Roka
Loukia Roka
KKKonstantinos Koudounas
Konstantinos Koudounas
GDGerasimos Daras
Gerasimos Daras
JZJerome Zoidakis
Jerome Zoidakis
AVAntonia Vlahou
Antonia Vlahou
PHPolydefkis Hatzopoulos
Polydefkis Hatzopoulos

30 August 2019 in Plant Biology
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DSD Samakovli
D Samakovli
LRLoukia Roka
Loukia Roka
PPP-K Plitsi
P-K Plitsi
IKI Kaltsa
I Kaltsa
GDGerasimos Daras
Gerasimos Daras
PHPolydefkis Hatzopoulos
Polydefkis Hatzopoulos

21 January 2016 in Molecular Biotechnology
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TMTheoni Margaritopoulou
Theoni Margaritopoulou
LRLoukia Roka
Loukia Roka
Efthymia AlexopoulouEfthymia Alexopoulou
Efthymia Alexopoulou
MCMyrsini Christou
Myrsini Christou
SRStamatis Rigas
Stamatis Rigas
DMDimitra Milioni
Dimitra Milioni

22 October 2022 in Cells
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DSDespina Samakovli
Despina Samakovli
LRLoukia Roka
Loukia Roka
PPPanagiota Konstantinia Plitsi
Panagiota Konstantinia Plitsi
GDGeorgia Drakakaki
Georgia Drakakaki
Kosmas HaralampidisKosmas Haralampidis
Kosmas Haralampidis
DMDimitra Milioni
Dimitra Milioni
The activation of BRASSINOSTEROID INSENSITIVE1 (BRI1) and its association with the BRI1 ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR KINASE1 (BAK1) are key steps for the initiation of the BR signaling cascade mediating hypocotyl elongation. Heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) is crucial in the regulation of signaling processes and the activation of hormonal receptors. We report that HSP90 is required for the maintenance of the BRI1 receptor at the plasma membrane (PM) and its association with the BAK1 co-receptor during BL-ligand stimulation. HSP90 mediates BR perception and signal transduction through physical interactions with BRI1 and BAK1, while chaperone depletion resulted in lower levels of BRI1 and BAK1 receptors at the PM and affected the spatial partitioning and organization of BRI1/BAK1 heterocomplexes at the PM. The BRI1/BAK1 interaction relies on the HSP90-dependent activation of the kinase domain of BRI1 which leads to the confinement of the spatial dynamics of the membrane resident BRI1 and the attenuation of the downstream signaling. This is evident by the impaired activation and transcriptional activity of BRI1 EMS SUPPRESSOR 1 (BES1) upon HSP90 depletion. Our findings provide conclusive evidence that further expands the commitment of HSP90 in BR signaling through the HSP90-mediated activation of BRI1 in the control of the BR signaling cascade in plants.