CLI1 — Pisum sativum

Summary

PSAT1G067160 (symbol CLI1, also known as TOAD2, RPK2, SUNN) on garden pea chromosome 1LG6 encodes a receptor serine/threonine kinase with transmembrane receptor protein serine/threonine kinase activity, belonging to the plant LRR-RLK family. This gene is associated with embryonic meristem development, radial and longitudinal axis specification, regulation of meristem size and organization, floral organ development, microsporocyte differentiation, gametophyte development, pollen germination, stomatal complex morphogenesis, lignin and cytokinin metabolism, and response to thirst. It has been linked to traits including floral organ size, gynoecium development, plant male sterility, anther morphology, meristem identity, plant height, disease tolerance, and high temperature stress response. The gene product localizes to the plasma membrane, plant-type vacuole, and plasmodesmata. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to shoot meristem development, stem cell maintenance, and embryonic pattern formation.