Encodes a receptor-like kinase that, together with ER and ERL1 governs the initial decision of protodermal cells to either divide proliferatively to produce pavement cells or divide asymmetrically to generate stomatal complexes. It is also important for maintaining stomatal stem cell activity and preventing terminal differentiation of the meristemoid into the guard mother cell. When heterozygous in an er/erl1 null background, plants are female sterile due to cell division defect in the integuments.
Computational Description
ERECTA-like 2 (ERL2); FUNCTIONS IN: kinase activity; INVOLVED IN: stomatal complex morphogenesis, embryo sac development, ovule development; LOCATED IN: endomembrane system; EXPRESSED IN: 10 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 6 growth stages; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Protein kinase, ATP binding site (InterPro:IPR017441), Protein kinase, catalytic domain (InterPro:IPR000719), Leucine-rich repeat-containing N-terminal domain, type 2 (InterPro:IPR013210), Leucine-rich repeat (InterPro:IPR001611), Serine/threonine-protein kinase-like domain (InterPro:IPR017442), Protein kinase-like domain (InterPro:IPR011009), Serine/threonine-protein kinase, active site (InterPro:IPR008271); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: ERECTA-like 1 (TAIR:AT5G62230.1); Has 220369 Blast hits to 138160 proteins in 3652 species: Archae - 160; Bacteria - 22012; Metazoa - 72756; Fungi - 10822; Plants - 87289; Viruses - 476; Other Eukaryotes - 26854 (source: NCBI BLink).
