LYK3 — Medicago truncatula

Summary

MTR_5G086110, also known as LYK3, encodes a transmembrane receptor protein serine/threonine kinase with chitin-binding activity, belonging to the LysM_RLK3/10 and CERK1/LYK3-like families. This gene is associated with nodulation, nitrogen fixation, and the response to symbiotic bacteria, as well as with defense responses, innate immunity, and the innate immune response-activating signaling pathway. It has been linked to cell death, cell division, endocytosis, vesicle localization, and virus-induced PTGS. The encoded protein localizes to the plasma membrane and vacuolar lumen. Related genes in other species, RLK9 and RLK10, are linked to the family by sequence similarity, and the enzyme class 2.7.11.1 (non-specific serine/threonine protein kinase) is associated with the family through sequence similarity.