NFP — Medicago truncatula

Summary

MTR_8G078300, also known as NFP, encodes a transmembrane receptor protein kinase with lysin motif (LysM) domains, possessing protein tyrosine kinase activity, chitin binding, and serine/threonine kinase activity. In barrel medic, NFP is associated with response to symbiotic bacteria, response to chitin, and response to molecules of bacterial origin, as well as root hair elongation, root hair tip growth, lateral root development, auxin transport, regulation of leaf senescence, and organogenesis. The gene is also linked to hyphopodium formation, spore germination, and defense response to oomycetes. Localized to the membrane and plasmalemma, NFP has been connected to agronomic traits including fruit weight, leaf number, and plant height.