MAPK2 — Cicer arietinum

Summary

GmMAPK2 on chickpea chromosome 13 encodes a mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) with serine/threonine kinase activity, ATP binding, protein binding, and myosin phosphatase activity. It is associated with intracellular signal transduction, the MAPK cascade, defense response, innate immunity, response to abscisic acid, regulation of stomatal movement, seed germination, response to wounding and UV-C, cell division, and cortical microtubule organization. The gene is linked to root mass density, root thickness, root growth, microtubule stability, helical root growth, compromised cortical microtubule function, embryonic lethality, and hypersensitivity to ABA in seed germination and stomatal behavior. It localizes to the cytoplasm, nucleus, and mitochondria. Related genes in other species link the family to root cortical microtubule function and helical root growth.