NUT — Nicotiana attenuata

Summary

A4A49_57683 (NUT) in coyote tobacco (Nicotiana attenuata) encodes a leucine-rich repeat receptor-like serine/threonine-protein kinase. The gene is associated with steroid and SNARE binding, transmembrane receptor protein serine/threonine kinase activity, signaling receptor activity, and protein kinase activity. It has been linked to post-embryonic plant organ development, regulation of developmental growth, autophagy, defense response activation, lignin anabolism, stomatal complex morphogenesis, anther wall tapetum development, microsporogenesis, megasporogenesis, lateral root development, detection of brassinosteroid stimulus, and virus-induced PTGS. The encoded protein localizes to the plasma membrane, ER membrane, endosome, nucleus, and extracellular region. NUT is also associated with self-incompatibility. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to immune signaling and developmental processes.