FLS2 — Nicotiana attenuata

Summary

A4A49_14361 (FLS2, NaFLS2) on coyote tobacco (Nicotiana attenuata) scaffold00118 encodes a transmembrane receptor protein serine/threonine kinase with leucine-rich repeat domains, characteristic of plant receptor-like kinases. It is associated with diverse biological processes including detection of bacteria, regulation of defense responses to bacteria, upregulation of defense response to oomycetes, upregulation of systemic acquired resistance, cellular response to salicylate, calcium ion homeostasis, and negative regulation of the hypersensitive response. The gene is linked to numerous agronomic traits such as bacterial blight disease resistance, aphid response, biomass yield, spikelet fertility, leaf chlorophyll content, water stress response, aluminum response, phosphorus uptake, anthocyanin content, days to flowering, and brassinosteroid sensitivity. Related genes in other species connect it to flagellin perception, antibacterial resistance, and broad-spectrum disease resistance.