FER — Glycine max

Summary

GLYMA_18G215800V4, designated GmFER, encodes a protein with a malectin-like domain and a serine/threonine kinase catalytic domain, placing it in the ANXUR1/2-like family. The gene product is annotated with protein kinase activity, calcium ion binding, and copper binding, and is associated with methionine adenosyltransferase activity, hormone activity, and water channel activity. GmFER is linked to diverse biological processes including root hair initiation, regulation of pollen tube growth, cell-cell signaling, circadian regulation of gene expression, and detection of symbiotic fungi. It is also associated with traits such as drought tolerance, salt tolerance, iron concentration, days to flowering, root hair length, and disease tolerance. The protein localizes to the filiform apparatus, apical plasma membrane, plant-type cell wall, and plasmodesmata. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to fertilization, cell-wall homeostasis, and immune signaling.