CERK1 — Medicago truncatula

Summary

MTR_5G033490, designated CERK1, encodes a transmembrane receptor protein kinase with chitin-binding and serine/threonine kinase activity, belonging to the CERK1/LYK3-like 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 metabolism and cell death. It is also associated with strigolactone anabolism, hormone-mediated signaling, response to symbiotic bacteria, flower morphogenesis, regulation of leaf senescence, lateral root development, and chloroplast organization. The encoded protein localizes to the plasma membrane, vacuolar lumen, and multivesicular body membrane. Related genes in other species include LysM domain receptor-like kinases linked to symbiotic signaling and defense responses.