Protein
Probable ion channel SYM8
Function
Required for both rhizobial and mycorrhizal symbiosis. Involved in Nod-factor-induced calcium spiking. May induce a change in membrane polarization that activates the opening of a calcium channel required for calcium spiking. Might be calcium gated.
Similarity
Belongs to the castor/pollux (TC 1.A.1.23) family.
Sequence
MAKSNEEPNSNLNTNKPPLKRTKTLAQQPSLNLRVSIAAADNGIGNSSSSSTKTDFEQQQRNYPSFLGIGSTSRKRRPPPPPKPSNITPNVKPPASDFQTKPHSEPKTSPSSSSPPSLPIAITKQQQQQHSISSPIFYLFVITCVIFVPYSAFLQYKLAKLKDMKLQLCCQIDFCSGNGKTSLQKDVVDDGSFSYYILNADSRTISLYIVLFTLVLPFILYKYIDYLPQMINFSRRTNSNKEDVPLKKRVAYMVDVFFSIYPYAKLLALLFATLFLIAFGGLALYAVTGGSMAEALWHSWTYVADAGNHAETEGMGQRIVSVSISAGGMLIFAMMLGLVSDAISEKVDSLRKGKSEVIERNHVLILGWSDKLGSLLKQLAIANKSVGGGVIVVLAEKEKEEMEMDIAKLEFDFMGTSVICRSGSPLILADLKKVSVSKARAIIVLASDENADQSDARALRVVLSLTGVKEALRGHVVVEMSDLDNEPLVKLVGGELIETVVAHDVIGRLMIQCALQPGLAQIWEDILGFENAEFYIKRWPELDGLLFKDILISFPDAIPCGVKVSADGGKIVINPDDNYVLRDGDEVLVIAEDDDTYAPGPLPEVRKGYFPRIRDPPKYPEKILFCGWRRDIDDMIMVLEAFLAPGSELWMFNEVPEKQRERKLAAGELDVFGLENIKLVHREGNAVIRRHLESLPLETFDSILILADESVEDSVAHSDSRSLATLLLIRDIQSRRLPYRDTKSTSLRLSGFSHNSWIREMQQASDKSIIISEILDSRTRNLVSVSRISDYVLSNELVSMALAMVAEDKQINRVLEELFAEEGNEMCIKPAEFYLFDQEELCFYDIMIRGRTRKEIVIGYRLASQERALINPSEKSMTRKWSLDDVFVVIASGE