DTC — Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

Summary

BvDTC (BVRB_6G139010) on sugar beet chromosome 6 encodes a protein with the Mito_Metabolite_Transporter domain and is annotated with oxidative phosphorylation uncoupler activity, tricarboxylic acid and dicarboxylic acid transmembrane transporter activity, and ATP/ADP exchange activity. The gene is associated with cellular respiration, photorespiration, mitochondrial ATP and ADP transport, regulation of mitochondrial membrane permeability, proton transmembrane transport, lipogenesis, lipolysis, fatty acid oxidation, and ethylene-mediated signalling. It has been linked to respiration rate, osmotic response sensitivity, ethylene sensitivity, leaf composition, plant growth and development traits, and salt tolerance. Localisation evidence places the product at the mitochondrial inner membrane, mitochondrial lumen, MPTP complex, chloroplast envelope, plastid, and other cellular compartments. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to drought tolerance, salt tolerance, oxidative stress tolerance, cold tolerance, and organic acid and amino acid levels.