MLO — Medicago truncatula

Summary

MTR_8G073130, designated MtMLO, encodes a member of the MLO protein family and is annotated with calmodulin-binding activity. In barrel medic, this gene is associated with pollen tube reception and defense response, and its product localizes to the endomembrane system, plasma membrane, cytoplasm, and mitochondria. Studies of related MLO genes in other species link the family to fertilization, female gametophytic defects, reduced fertility, pollen tube overgrowth, and calcium signaling, as well as to various climatic adaptation traits.