EF1A — Asparagus officinalis

Summary

A4U43_C04F25040, designated AoEF1A, encodes a translation elongation factor 1-alpha (EF1A) on asparagus chromosome 4. The product possesses GTPase activity, GTP binding, mRNA binding, and translation elongation factor activity, and is annotated with SUMO transferase activity and SUMO binding. AoEF1A is associated with translation elongation, sumoylation, regulation of metabolism, embryo development ending in seed dormancy, and response to abscisic acid. It localizes to the cytosol, nucleolus, chloroplast stroma, mitochondria, vacuole, Golgi complex, plasmodesma, and apoplast. The gene is associated with plant stress response, photosynthetic rate, stomatal opening, abscisic acid sensitivity, flowering time, root morphology, and growth and development traits. Related genes in other species link the family to abscisic acid response, stomatal aperture, and immune response.