KIN1 — Brassica napus

Summary

BnKIN1 (KIN1, KIN2, BnCOR6.6) on chromosome A02 of oilseed rape encodes a protein belonging to the LEA1/2/D7/KIN2 family. The product is annotated with protein kinase activity, including transmembrane receptor protein serine/threonine kinase activity, and binds chitin, chitosan, chromatin, histones, mRNA, ATP, and identical proteins. It is associated with cold acclimation, seed development and germination, anther development, regulation of growth, and responses to chitin, peptidoglycan, and bacterial and fungal molecules. The gene is linked to leaf relative water content, bacterial blight disease resistance, heterosis, plant height, flowering time, root length, petiole length, stomatal complex closure time, and salt tolerance. It localizes to the nucleus, cytosol, plastid, nucleolus, plasma membrane, and extracellular region. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to cold regulation, stress tolerance, and disease resistance.