NUT — Nicotiana attenuata

Summary

A4A49_26079 (NUT) in coyote tobacco (Nicotiana attenuata) encodes a non-specific serine/threonine protein kinase belonging to the plant LRR-RLK family, with transmembrane receptor protein serine/threonine kinase activity and ATP binding. This gene is associated with diverse biological processes including autophagy, upregulation of defense response, lignin anabolism, activation of defence response to bacteria, stomatal complex morphogenesis, lateral root development, virus-induced PTGS, salinity response, plant ovule development, embryo sac development, heat acclimation, and cell growth. It is linked to self-incompatibility. The encoded protein localizes to the plasma membrane, ER membrane, perinuclear ER, cortical ER, extracellular region, and nucleus. Studies of related genes in other species connect the LRR-RLK family to immune signaling and developmental processes.