RLK — Glycine max

Summary

GmRLK (GLYMA_07G135400V4) on soybean chromosome 7 encodes a transmembrane receptor protein serine/threonine kinase with lectin domains, belonging to the L-type lectin receptor kinase family. It exhibits coreceptor activity, histidine kinase activity, sugar binding, and protein homodimerization activity. This gene is associated with diverse biological processes including nitrogen fixation, seed development, pollen aperture formation, chlorophyll breakdown and anabolism, leaf senescence, defense response to oomycetes, immune response, cell death, and inhibition of salinity response. It localizes to the plasmalemma, ER, cytosol, extracellular region, and pollen aperture. GmRLK is linked to agronomically important traits such as seed weight, seed size, chlorophyll content, salt tolerance, and pathogen resistance, as well as proline content. Related genes in other species are associated with seed germination.