Name of Gene

Species

Gene Type

Characterized Function

References

Remarks

AtSERK1

Arabidopsis

SERK

Somatic embryogenesis

[47]

Total 5 members in SERK gene family of Arabidopsis

AtSERK2

Arabidopsis

SERK-like

Microsporgenesis, BR signalling pathway, cell death control pathway

[47]

AtSERK3 (BAK1)

Arabidopsis

SERK-like

BR signalling pathway, cell death control pathway, disease resistance pathway

[66]

AtSERK4 (BKK1)

Arabidopsis

SERK-like

BR signalling pathway, cell death control pathway

[66]

AtSERK5

Arabidopsis

SERK-like

[67]

SERK5 might not be functional due to a natural point mutation at a highly conserved “RD” motif

OsSERK1

Oryza sativa

SERK-like

Defence signal transduction, somatic embryogenesis

[68]

MtSERK1

Medicago truncatula

SERK

Somatic embryogenesis

[69]

A total of nine SERK or SERK-like genes have been identified in M. truncatula

SERK

Dactylis glomerata,

SERK

Somatic embryogenesis

[23]

SERK

Helianthus annuus

SERK

Somatic embryogenesis

[24]

SERK

Ocotea catharinensi

SERK

Somatic embryogenesis

[70]

SERK

Theobroma cacao

SERK

Somatic embryogenesis

[28]

PpSERK

Poa pratensis

SERK

Apomixis

[71]

McSERK

Momordica charantia

SERK

Somatic embryogenesis

[72]

DcSERK

Daucus carota

SERK

Somatic embryogenesis

[18]

CitSERK1

Citrus sinensis

SERK

Somatic embryogenesis

[73]

SERK

Citrus unshiu

SERK

Somatic embryogenesis

[22]

TaSERK1

Triticum aestivum

SERK

Somatic embryogenesis

[29]

GmSERK1

Glycine max

SERK

Somatic embryogenesis

[74]

A total of 17 SERK in soybean

AaSERK1

Araucaria angustifolia

SERK

Somatic embryogenesis

[75]

Gymnosperm

ClSERK

Cyrtochilum loxense

SERK

Somatic embryogenesis

[76]

Gymnosperm

CnSERK

Cocos nucifera

SERK

Somatic embryogenesis

[21]