CERK1 — Medicago truncatula

Summary

MTR_1G094730, designated CERK1, encodes a transmembrane receptor protein kinase with chitin-binding activity, belonging to the Ser-Thr/Tyr kinase family. In barrel medic, this gene is associated with immune response, response to chitin, and innate immune response-activating signaling pathways, as well as regulation of reactive oxygen species metabolic processes and cell death. It has been connected to strigolactone anabolism, virus-induced post-transcriptional gene silencing, flower morphogenesis, leaf senescence regulation, lateral root development, and response to symbiotic bacteria. The protein localizes to the plasma membrane, vacuolar lumen, and multivesicular body membrane. Related genes in other species link the family to protein serine/threonine kinase activity and photochemical quenching traits.