MPK2 — Triticum aestivum

Summary

TRAESCS7D02G295900 (symbol MPK2, preferred name TaMAPK4-7D) in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) on chromosome 7D encodes a protein kinase domain-containing protein with MAP kinase and tyrosine kinase domains, and exhibits protein tyrosine kinase, protein serine kinase, and protein serine/threonine kinase activities, along with ATP binding. The gene is associated with responses to UV-C, wounding, and defense, as well as PRR signaling, ABA signaling, innate immunity, intracellular signal transduction, regulation of gene expression, cell communication, cell division, cell death, lipid metabolism, transport, and cellular homeostasis. It is linked to the cytoplasm and nucleus, and has been connected to drought tolerance. Studies of related genes in other species associate the family with mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling.