KC1 — Asparagus officinalis

Summary

AoKC1 (KC1) on asparagus chromosome 6 encodes a protein of the KAT/AKT family, with outward rectifier potassium channel activity, ion transporter activity, and ATPase inhibitor activity. The gene is associated with regulation of membrane potential, monoatomic ion homeostasis, upregulation of stomatal opening, response to basic pH, and hypotonic salinity response. It has been linked to leaf necrosis tolerance, alkali soil sensitivity, magnesium sensitivity, potassium sensitivity, water stress response trait, nitrogen sensitivity, cadmium concentration, inflorescence development trait, wheat powdery mildew disease response, iron concentration, aluminum response trait, leaf chlorosis, sucrose content, leaf number, gibberellic acid sensitivity, yield trait, insect damage response trait, cotyledon morphology trait, vegetative growth time, root hair length, lateral root length, transpiration rate, light intensity response, days to flowering trait, root mass density, water use efficiency, ethylene sensitivity, jasmonic acid content, plant stress response trait, and photosynthetic rate. Associations also include potassium translocation, programmed cell death, osmotic pressure regulation, reactive oxygen species response, mineral nutrient partitioning, potassium distribution, reduced shoot K+ content, reduced K+ uptake, potassium secretion into xylem, sensitive to toxic cations, K+ depletion sensitive, stomatal opening, herbivory defense response, reactive oxygen species production, leaf necrosis resistance, wound response, potassium homeostasis, potassium ion distribution, DNA methylation, potassium channel functional diversity, peroxisome development