Gene Details:

• Gene ID:
• Gene Symbol: TaWAK5
• Gene Name: wall-associated kinase 5
• Genome: Chinese_Spring1.0
• Species: Triticum aestivum

Functional Descriptions:

• A novel wheat WAK gene TaWAK5 from sharp eyespot disease-resistant wheat line CI12633, based on a differentially-expressed sequence identified by microarray analysis.
• The transcript abundance of TaWAK5 was rapidly increased following inoculation with the pathogen Rhizoctonia cerealis. TaWAK5 in resistant wheat lines was induced to higher levels than in susceptible lines at 7 days post inoculation with R. cerealis.
• The deduced TaWAK5 protein contained a signal peptide, two epidermal growth factor (EGF)-like repeats, a transmembrane domain, and a serine/threonine protein kinase catalytic domain.
• Subcellular localization analyses in onion epidermal cells indicated that the TaWAK5 protein was localized to the plasma membrane.
• TaWAK5 may be not the major gene in wheat defense response to R. cerealis, or that it is functionally redundant with other genes.

Function-related keywords:

• growth ,  kinase ,  disease ,  defense-response ,  defense ,  r-protein ,  pathogen ,  protein-kinase ,  plasma-membrane ,  resistant ,  protein

Literature:

• Isolation and characterization of a novel wall-associated kinase gene TaWAK5 in wheat (Triticum aestivum).   DOI:  10.1016/j.cj.2014.04.010

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: KF710462.1
• UniProt accessions: A0A3G0ZGD5

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