CLV2 — Zea mays

Summary

ZM00001EB184050 (ZmCLV2, also known as RLP10) encodes a leucine-rich repeat receptor-like protein CLAVATA2, with peptide receptor activity, signaling receptor activity, and protein serine/threonine kinase activity. In maize, this gene is associated with meristem development and determinacy, stem cell renewal, ear development, and regulation of cell differentiation. It has been linked to numerous agronomically important traits including kernel number per ear, ear weight and diameter, tassel branch number, tiller number, leaf angle, and responses to salt, high temperature, and acid stress. The gene is also connected to nematode resistance, root meristem maintenance, and phloem development. Localization evidence places the product at the plasma membrane, endoplasmic reticulum, and plasmodesmata. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to shoot apical meristem stem cell maintenance and organ development.