FLS2 — Nicotiana attenuata

Summary

A4A49_36822 (FLS2) in coyote tobacco (Nicotiana attenuata) on scaffold00185 encodes a transmembrane receptor serine/threonine kinase with protein serine kinase activity (EC 2.7.11.1). It belongs to the plant receptor-like S/T kinase family and contains leucine-rich repeat domains. This gene is associated with activation of defence response to bacteria, upregulation of defense response, response to other organisms, and hormone-mediated signalling. It is also linked to stomatal complex morphogenesis, regulation of stomatal complex development, endocytosis, membrane fission, viral translation, virus-induced PTGS, and activation of salinity response. Additional associations include megasporogenesis, microsporogenesis, anther wall tapetum development, embryo sac development, plant ovule development, and regulation of cell growth. The protein localises to the plasma membrane, ER membrane, perinuclear ER membrane, cortical ER, extracellular region, and nucleus. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to bacterial disease response, self-incompatibility, and stomatal resistance.