NUT — Nicotiana attenuata

Summary

A4A49_39714 (NUT) in coyote tobacco (Nicotiana attenuata) encodes a non-specific serine/threonine protein kinase belonging to the plant LRR-RLK family. It is annotated with transmembrane receptor protein serine/threonine kinase activity, steroid binding, and signaling receptor activity. The gene is associated with autophagy, lignin anabolism, defense response activation against bacteria, stomatal complex morphogenesis, anther wall tapetum development, microsporogenesis, lateral root development, detection of brassinosteroid stimulus, and salinity response. It is also linked to self-incompatibility. The encoded protein localizes to the plasma membrane, ER membrane, and nucleus. Studies of related family members in other species connect this LRR-RLK family to immune signaling and development.