NADKC — Asparagus officinalis

Summary

A4U43_C07F31930, designated AoNADKC (also known as RPS15 or AoRPS15) on asparagus chromosome 7, encodes a protein with NAD kinase activity, calmodulin binding, and ATP binding, placing it in the NADKc-like family with a zeta toxin domain and P-loop_NTPase domain. The gene is associated with NADP anabolism and localises to the mitochondrial outer membrane and nucleus. It has been linked to reduced NADP+ cellular concentration following flg22 elicitor challenge. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to root morphology traits and oxidative burst phenotypes, as well as to ribosomal S15/S19e domains, though these associations are not established for asparagus itself.