RLK — Medicago truncatula

Summary

MTR_7G062990, designated MtRLK, encodes a transmembrane receptor serine/threonine kinase with a legume lectin domain, belonging to the L-type lectin receptor kinase family. The product exhibits coreceptor activity, histidine kinase activity, sugar binding, and protein homodimerization activity. MtRLK is associated with nitrogen fixation, somatic embryogenesis, lateral root development, organogenesis, pollen aperture formation, and ectodomain cleavage. It is linked to defense responses against oomycetes and fungi, immune response, cell death, and upregulation of innate immune response. The gene is connected to inhibition of salinity response, response to salt, salt tolerance, and pathogen resistance. It is also associated with cytokinin signaling, response to salicylate, and regulation of growth. The protein localizes to the plasma membrane, endoplasmic reticulum, cytosol, extracellular region, and pollen aperture. Related genes in other species are linked to seed germination.