BAK1 — Solanum lycopersicum

Summary

SOLYC08G079460.3, designated BAK1 on tomato chromosome 8, encodes a protein with leucine-rich repeat and serine/threonine kinase domains, and is annotated with coreceptor activity and transmembrane receptor protein serine/threonine kinase activity. The gene is associated with protein kinase A activation, trans-autophosphorylation, receptor-mediated endocytosis, actin polymerization, regulation of developmental growth, organ growth, sexual reproduction, metabolic burst, ER stress response, and upregulation of innate immune response. Localisation evidence places the product at the membrane and plasmalemma. Associations with leaf necrosis, self-incompatibility, and salt tolerance have been noted. Related genes in other species link the family to stem elongation, plant height, and root morphology traits.