FER — Triticum aestivum

Summary

TRAESCS4D02G173100, designated TaFER on wheat chromosome 4D, encodes a protein with ANXUR1/2-like, malectin-like domain, and Ser/Thr kinase domains, annotated with transmembrane receptor protein tyrosine kinase activity, protein kinase activity, calcium ion binding, and GTP binding. It is associated with cell morphogenesis, anisotropic cell growth, root hair initiation and elongation, regulation of pollen tube growth, auxin polar transport, and cortical microtubule organization. TaFER is linked to hydrogen peroxide membrane transport, calcium signaling, and jasmonic acid signaling pathways. The gene has been connected to agronomically important traits including grain number, spike length, spikelet number, tiller number, grains per spike, grain weight, disease tolerance, iron concentration, sodium uptake, oxidative stress response, root development, and seedling growth. It is also associated with ethylene and brassinosteroid sensitivity, lignin biosynthesis, and stomatal closure.