BAK1 — Solanum lycopersicum

Summary

SOLYC07G006610.3, symbol BAK1, on tomato chromosome 7, encodes a transmembrane receptor protein serine/threonine kinase with coreceptor activity, steroid binding, SNARE binding, and protein kinase activity. It is associated with protein kinase A activation, trans-autophosphorylation, receptor-mediated endocytosis, actin polymerization, metabolic burst, and upregulation of innate immune response. The gene has been connected to leaf necrosis, self-incompatibility, salt tolerance (SALTTL), insect herbivore defense, and processes including sexual reproduction, organ growth, and ER stress response. It localizes to the plasma membrane and endosome. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to plant height and stem elongation.