FER — Phaseolus vulgaris

Summary

PHAVU_008G082400 (PvFER) on chromosome 8 of French bean encodes a protein with a malectin-like domain and ANXUR1/2-like features, annotated with protein serine/threonine kinase activity, calcium ion binding, and hormone activity. The gene is associated with regulation of pollen tube growth, root hair initiation, cell-cell signaling, anisotropic cell growth, and detection of symbiotic fungi. It is linked to nitrogen fixation, flower and petal morphogenesis, circadian regulation of gene expression, and auxin polar transport. Associations with agronomic traits include drought tolerance, seed weight, root hair length, lateral root length, root thickness, iron concentration, sodium uptake, disease tolerance, and salt tolerance. The gene product localizes to the filiform apparatus, apical plasma membrane, plant-type cell wall, and plasmodesmata. Related genes in other species are linked to root growth, fertilization, and immune signaling.