NUT — Nicotiana attenuata

Summary

A4A49_02578 (NUT, also known as RLP12) in coyote tobacco (Nicotiana attenuata) on chromosome 7 encodes a protein with leucine-rich repeat domains and is associated with peptide hormone binding, signaling receptor activity, calmodulin binding, and protein serine/threonine kinase activity. The gene is associated with response to nutrient levels, defense against parasitic plants, immune response-regulating cell surface receptor signaling, autophagy, lignin biosynthesis, megasporogenesis, anther wall tapetum development, lateral root development, and response to fungal molecules. It is linked to self-incompatibility, brassinosteroid sensitivity, disease resistance, abscisic acid signaling, mannitol stress tolerance, and shade avoidance. The protein localizes to the plasma membrane, cell wall, plasmodesmata, nucleus, and cytosol. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to pathogen resistance and flowering time.