Kinase domain-targeted isolation of defense-related receptor-like kinases (RLK/Pelle) in Platanus×acerifolia: phylogenetic and structural analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Plant receptor-like kinase (RLK/Pelle) family regulates growth and developmental processes and interaction with pathogens and symbionts.Platanaceae is one of the earliest branches of Eudicots temporally located before the split which gave rise to Rosids and Asterids. Thus investigations into the RLK family in Platanus can provide information on the evolution of this gene family in the land plants.Moreover RLKs are good candidates for finding genes that are able to confer resistance to Platanus pathogens.

Results

Degenerate oligonucleotide primers targeting the kinase domain of stress-related RLKs were used to isolate for the first time 111 RLK gene fragments in Platanus×acerifolia. Sequences were classified as candidates of the following subfamilies: CrRLK1L, LRR

SUBMITTER: Pilotti M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4295470 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature