RLK1 — Capsicum annuum

Summary

CaRLK1 (RLK1) on pepper chromosome 1 encodes a protein with G-type lectin kinase, S locus glycoprotein, SRK-like kinase, and protein kinase domains, possessing protein serine kinase activity, calmodulin binding, sugar binding, and ATP binding. It is associated with defense response, cell death, cell cycle phases (G1, S, anaphase), cell division, response to other organisms, and virus-induced post-transcriptional gene silencing. The gene is linked to pollen recognition and rejection of self pollen, and localizes to the membrane and extracellular region. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to self-incompatibility.