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FER Malectin/receptor-like protein kinase family protein [ Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress) ]

Gene ID: 824318, updated on 30-Jul-2025
Official Symbol
FER
Official Full Name
Malectin/receptor-like protein kinase family protein
Primary source
TAIR:AT3G51550
Locus tag
AT3G51550
See related
Araport:AT3G51550
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana (ecotype: Columbia)
Lineage
Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; eudicotyledons; Gunneridae; Pentapetalae; rosids; malvids; Brassicales; Brassicaceae; Camelineae; Arabidopsis
Also known as
FERONIA
Summary
Encodes a synergid-expressed, plasma-membrane localized receptor-like kinase that accumulates asymetrically in the synergid membrnane at the filiform apparatus and mediates male-female gametophyte interactions during pollen tube reception. Also involved in powdery mildew infection.
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Location:
chromosome: 3
Exon count:
2
Sequence:
Chromosome: 3; NC_003074.8 (19117584..19120949, complement)

Chromosome 3 - NC_003074.8Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene diacylglycerol acyltransferase family Neighboring gene F-box/RNI-like/FBD-like domains-containing protein Neighboring gene mucin-5AC-like protein Neighboring gene Disease resistance protein (TIR-NBS-LRR class) family Neighboring gene Disease resistance protein (TIR-NBS-LRR class) family

Genomic Sequence:
NC_003074.8

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description
NM_115014.5

Gene Ontology Provided by TAIR

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables kinase activity ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
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enables protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
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PubMed 
enables protein kinase activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
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PubMed 
Preferred Names
Malectin/receptor-like protein kinase family protein
NP_190723.1
  • FERONIA (FER); FUNCTIONS IN: protein kinase activity, kinase activity; INVOLVED IN: pollen tube reception, post-embryonic development, protein amino acid autophosphorylation; LOCATED IN: filiform apparatus, plasma membrane, membrane; EXPRESSED IN: 28 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 13 growth stages; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Protein kinase, ATP binding site (InterPro:IPR017441), Malectin/receptor-like protein kinase (InterPro:IPR021720), Protein kinase, catalytic domain (InterPro:IPR000719), Serine-threonine/tyrosine-protein kinase (InterPro:IPR001245), Protein kinase-like domain (InterPro:IPR011009), Serine/threonine-protein kinase, active site (InterPro:IPR008271); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: Malectin/receptor-like protein kinase family protein (TAIR:AT3G04690.1); Has 113642 Blast hits to 112400 proteins in 4384 species: Archae - 101; Bacteria - 12955; Metazoa - 42231; Fungi - 9220; Plants - 32542; Viruses - 402; Other Eukaryotes - 16191 (source: NCBI BLink).

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_003074.8 Reference assembly

    Range
    19117584..19120949 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_115014.5NP_190723.1  Malectin/receptor-like protein kinase family protein [Arabidopsis thaliana]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_190723.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    A7U523, Q0WM33, Q94C93, Q9M4G2, Q9SCZ4
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A178VHM4
    Conserved Domains (3) summary
    cd14066
    Location:542808
    STKc_IRAK; Catalytic domain of the Serine/Threonine kinases, Interleukin-1 Receptor Associated Kinases and related STKs
    pfam11721
    Location:226370
    Malectin; Di-glucose binding within endoplasmic reticulum
    pfam12819
    Location:38408
    Malectin_like; Carbohydrate-binding protein of the ER