FLS2 — Solanum lycopersicum

Summary

SlGSO1 (FLS2) on tomato chromosome 5 encodes a transmembrane receptor protein kinase with leucine-rich repeat domains and serine/threonine kinase activity. The gene is associated with PTI signalling, the MAPK cascade, endocytosis, membrane fission, and immune evasion. It has been connected to bacterial disease response, self-incompatibility, and stomatal resistance. Localisation evidence links the product to the plasma membrane, endoplasmic reticulum membrane, cortical ER, and perinuclear ER membrane. Related genes in other species are linked to starch content.