NADKC — Asparagus officinalis

Summary

A4U43_C03F5870 (symbol NADKC, also known as AoNADKC) on asparagus chromosome 3 encodes a protein with NAD kinase activity, calmodulin binding, and structural constituent of the ribosome, containing ribosomal S19/S15e domains. The gene is associated with NADP anabolism, ribosomal small subunit assembly, and translation, and its product localises to the mitochondrial outer membrane, cytosolic small ribosomal subunit, and nucleus. It is linked to reduced cellular NADP+ concentration following flg22 elicitor challenge. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to root morphology traits and oxidative burst responses, though these associations are not yet established in asparagus.