KIN2 — Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

Summary

BoKIN2 (KIN2) on cauliflower chromosome 7 encodes a plant serine/threonine protein kinase with transmembrane receptor activity, histone H2AS1 kinase activity, and ATP binding. It is associated with membrane, plasma membrane, cytoplasm, and nucleus localisation. The gene is associated with stomatal closure, upregulation of reactive oxygen species anabolism and innate immune response, detection of fungal molecules, somatic embryogenesis, regulation of growth, defence response to fungi, hormone-mediated signalling, seed germination, hypersensitive response-programmed cell death, nodulation, ABA signalling, and protein phosphorylation. Associations include seed dormancy, salt tolerance, and cold tolerance. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to cytoplasmic male sterility, petiole length, root length, plant height, low temperature stress response, and drought tolerance.