NFP — Medicago truncatula

Summary

MTR_5G019050, also known as NFP or MtLYK4, encodes a LysM domain-containing receptor-like kinase with transmembrane receptor protein serine/threonine kinase activity and chitin-binding capability. This barrel medic gene on chromosome 5 is associated with cellular responses to chitin and bacterial molecules, root hair elongation and tip growth, auxin transport, lateral root development, hyphopodium formation, spore germination, and regulation of leaf senescence. It has been linked to fruit weight, leaf number, and plant height, as well as chitin perception and fungal pathogen resistance. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to chitin response, bacterial pathogen resistance, and disease tolerance.