CRK — Daucus carota subsp. sativus

Summary

DCAR_025714 (DcCRK, also known as DcCRK5, DcTAGK2, or CRK) on carrot chromosome 7 encodes a calcium-dependent protein kinase (CDPK) with serine/threonine kinase activity, calmodulin binding, calcium ion binding, and protein tyrosine kinase activity. It also has structural constituent of cytoskeleton and mRNA binding annotations. The gene is associated with microtubule-based processes, intracellular signal transduction, protein autophosphorylation, defence response to fungi, activation of salinity response, and upregulation of gibberellic acid-mediated signalling. DcCRK localises to the tubulin complex, vacuole, plant-type cell wall, Golgi, plasmodesmata, membrane, cytosol, and plasmalemma. It is linked to gibberellic acid sensitivity, root morphology, and salt tolerance traits. Related genes in other species connect the family to microtubule formation, cold and salt stress tolerance, and abscisic acid response.