EF1A — Asparagus officinalis

Summary

A4U43_C05F5430 (symbol EF1A, AoEF1A) in asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) on chromosome 5 encodes a translation elongation factor 1-alpha family protein with GTPase activity, translation elongation factor activity, and SUMO transferase activity. It is associated with translation elongation, sumoylation, regulation of metabolism, embryo development ending in seed dormancy, and response to abscisic acid. The gene is associated with plant stress response, photosynthetic rate, stomatal opening, abscisic acid sensitivity, flowering time, plant growth and development, and root morphology traits. It localizes to multiple cellular compartments including the cytosol, nucleolus, chloroplast stroma, mitochondria, vacuole, apoplast, plasmodesma, and Golgi complex. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to immune response and embryo viability.