KC1 — Asparagus officinalis

Summary

AoKC1 (KC1) on asparagus chromosome 6 encodes a protein with domains including KAT/AKT and KHA, and is annotated with outward rectifier potassium channel activity, potassium transporter activity, and ATPase inhibitor activity. The gene is associated with regulation of membrane potential, monoatomic ion homeostasis, regulation of K+ transport, upregulation of stomatal opening, response to basic pH, and hypotonic salinity response. It is linked to traits including leaf necrosis tolerance, water stress response, cadmium concentration, wheat powdery mildew disease response, yield trait, water use efficiency, photosynthetic rate, transpiration rate, root hair length, lateral root length, days to flowering, and vegetative growth time. Additional associations include potassium translocation, stomatal opening, reactive oxygen species production, seed production, and seedling establishment. Related genes in other species are linked to stomatal regulation, ion transport, and stress tolerance.