FER — Cucumis sativus

Summary

CsFER (CSA_4G334690) on cucumber chromosome 4 encodes a protein with a malectin-like domain and protein serine/threonine kinase activity, and is also annotated with methionine adenosyltransferase, hormone, water channel, and ubiquitin ligase binding activities. The gene is associated with hydrogen peroxide membrane transport, regulation of pollen tube growth, anisotropic cell growth, MAPK cascade, circadian regulation, response to brassinosteroid, and flower and petal morphogenesis. It localizes to the filiform apparatus, apical plasma membrane, plasmodesma, and plant-type cell wall. CsFER is linked to traits including iron concentration and uptake, root hair length, lateral root length, sodium uptake, disease tolerance, seed dormancy, brassinosteroid and ethylene sensitivity, and stomatal closure. Related genes in other species are linked to pollen tube reception, root growth, immune signaling, cell wall adaptation, and water transport.