MDH — Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

Summary

BvMDH (BVRB_6G137210) on sugar beet chromosome 6 encodes a malate dehydrogenase with NAD-L-malate dehydrogenase activity, belonging to the malate dehydrogenase type 1 family. This gene is associated with the TCA cycle, glyoxylate cycle, regulation of photorespiration and fatty acid beta-oxidation, malate and carboxylic acid metabolism, and autotrophy. It is linked to microbody, plastid stroma, chloroplast inner membrane, and mitochondrial lumen localisation. Associations include respiration rate, photosynthetic rate, chloroplast development, meristem growth and structural organization, root cap development, phyllome development, and male and female gamete generation. The gene is also connected to traits such as zinc and herbicide sensitivity, iron concentration, high temperature and oxidative stress responses, disease tolerance, salt tolerance, and plant growth and development. Related genes in other species link the family to metabolic flexibility, heat stress response, chloroplast development under heat stress, and zinc deficiency tolerance.