KPI106 — Medicago truncatula

Summary

MTR_2G073010 (symbol KPI106) on barrel medic (Medicago truncatula) chromosome 2 encodes a Kunitz-type protease inhibitor family protein with alpha-amylase inhibitor activity, endopeptidase inhibitor activity, and serine-type endopeptidase inhibitor activity. The gene is associated with interaction with host, flavonoid metabolism, memory, pigmentation, nitrogen fixation, arbuscular mycorrhizae formation, response to symbiotic fungi, and nodulation. The encoded product is localized to the apoplast and extracellular region. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to trypsin/chymotrypsin inhibitor activity.