BAK1 — Solanum lycopersicum

Summary

SOLYC03G116760.3, the tomato BAK1 gene on chromosome 3, encodes a transmembrane receptor protein serine/threonine kinase with coreceptor and signaling receptor activity, as well as non-membrane spanning protein tyrosine kinase activity. It is associated with protein kinase A activation, trans-autophosphorylation, receptor-mediated endocytosis, and regulation of developmental growth. The gene has been connected to leaf necrosis, self-incompatibility, and salt tolerance (SALTTL). Its product localizes to the membrane, plasmodesma, and nucleus. Studies of related genes in other species link the BAK1 family to plant height and stem elongation.