KIN2 — Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

Summary

BoKIN2, a gene on cauliflower chromosome 2, encodes a plant serine/threonine protein kinase with transmembrane receptor protein serine/threonine kinase activity, histone H2AS1 kinase activity, signaling receptor activity, protein serine kinase activity, protein kinase activity, protein serine/threonine kinase activity, and ATP binding. It is associated with stomatal closure, upregulation of reactive oxygen species anabolism, upregulation of innate immune response, detection of molecule of fungal origin, somatic embryogenesis, regulation of growth, regulation of defence response to fungi, innate immune response-activating signaling pathway, hormone mediated signalling, response to molecule of fungal origin, seed germination, HR-PCD, nodulation, programmed cell death, protein phosphorylation, ABA signaling, innate immunity, and protein autophosphorylation. The gene product localises to the membrane, plasmalemma, cytoplasm, and nucleus. BoKIN2 is linked to seed dormancy, salt tolerance, cold tolerance, and cold response. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to plant height, root length, drought tolerance, and low-temperature stress response.