AKT1 — Asparagus officinalis

Summary

A4U43_C07F30130, designated AKT1 in asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) on chromosome 7, encodes an uncharacterized protein containing ankyrin repeat domains and is annotated with fatty-acyl-CoA binding and voltage-sensitive potassium channel molecular functions. The gene is associated with spermatogenesis, G1 phase, excretion, response to symbiotic bacteria, arbuscular mycorrhizae formation, response to molecule of bacterial origin, response to symbiotic fungi, nodulation, and cell cycle. Its product localizes to monoatomic ion channel complex, periarbuscular membrane, ER membrane, plasmalemma, cytoplasm, and nucleus. Studies of related genes in other species, such as Arabidopsis ACBP4 and rice Os07g0175400, connect the family to potassium channel activity and acyl-CoA binding, though these functions are not yet established for this asparagus gene.