RLK — Medicago truncatula

Summary

MTR_7G062750 (MtRLK) encodes a transmembrane receptor serine/threonine kinase with a legume lectin domain, classified as an L-type lectin receptor kinase. The gene product exhibits coreceptor activity, histidine kinase activity, sugar binding, and protein homodimerization activity, and is localized to the plasma membrane, endoplasmic reticulum, and extracellular region. MtRLK is associated with nitrogen fixation, lateral root development, somatic embryogenesis, organogenesis, pollen aperture formation, and defense responses to oomycetes and fungi. It has been linked to salt tolerance, pathogen resistance, regulation of growth, cell death, and inhibition of salinity response. Related genes in other species are linked to seed germination, seed weight, seed size, chlorophyll content, root hair length, and salt tolerance traits.