psbA — Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

Summary

BVRB_037340 (symbol psbA) on sugar beet chromosome 138897 encodes an uncharacterized protein of the Photo_RC_L/M family, with oxidoreductase activity acting on diphenols and oxygen as acceptor, oxygen-evolving activity, chlorophyll binding, electron transfer activity, iron binding, redox activity, and metal binding. This gene is associated with photosystem II and the chloroplast thylakoid membrane, and is linked to photosynthetic electron transport in photosystem II, dark adaptation, proline metabolism, response to herbicide, and chlorophyll fluorescence. It has been connected to traits including specific leaf weight, leaf weight, net photosynthetic rate, and photosynthetic rate. Related genes in other species link the family to the enzyme classification 1.10.3.9.