RLK — Glycine max

Summary

GmRLK (GLYMA_05G097400V4) on soybean chromosome 5 encodes a transmembrane receptor serine/threonine kinase with leucine-rich repeat domains, exhibiting histone H2AS1 kinase activity, coreceptor activity, and protein homodimerization activity. This gene is associated with chlorophyll breakdown and anabolism, leaf senescence, nitrogen fixation, stomatal complex morphogenesis, somatic embryogenesis, plant ovule development, and regulation of defence responses to fungi. It is linked to seed weight, seed size, chlorophyll content, proline content, and salinity tolerance. The encoded protein localizes to the plasma membrane and extracellular region. Related genes in other species are linked to low nitrogen stress tolerance, immunity, and signal transduction, and sequence similarity links extend associations to plant height, root length, and stem elongation.