CRK6 (TRAESCS2D02G572000) — triticum aestivum

Summary

TRAESCS2D02G572000 (CRK6, also known as NPR1) on bread wheat chromosome 2D encodes a transmembrane receptor protein serine/threonine kinase with coreceptor activity, protein homodimerization activity, and sugar binding. The gene is associated with disease resistance in wheat and with the regulation of salicylic acid- and jasmonic acid-mediated signaling pathways, systemic acquired resistance, immune response, and defence response to fungi. It has been connected to the GABA shunt, TCA cycle, primary metabolism, cellulose anabolism, pollen aperture formation, somatic embryogenesis, and growth regulation. Associations with agronomic traits include grain number, grain size, grain weight, grain yield, flag leaf area, leaf size, plant height, heading time, anthesis time, root number and length, germination rate, and tolerance to stem rust and stripe rust. The protein localizes to the nucleus, cytosol, membrane, and pollen aperture.