DTC — Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

Summary

BvDTC (BVRB_6G153480) on sugar beet chromosome 6 encodes a protein with the Mito_Metabolite_Transporter domain and has oxidative phosphorylation uncoupler activity and multiple transmembrane transporter activities, including for tricarboxylic and dicarboxylic acids, coenzyme A, thiamine diphosphate, ATP/ADP, and amino acids. The gene is associated with mitochondrial membrane permeability regulation, cellular respiration, photorespiration, lipogenesis, and ethylene-mediated signalling. It has been linked to traits including respiration rate, osmotic response sensitivity, ethylene sensitivity, leaf composition, and plant growth and development. Associations also connect BvDTC to oxidative stress response, primary root growth, fertility, hypoxia tolerance, photosynthetic carbon assimilation and efficiency, cold acclimation, nitrate assimilation, and gray mold resistance. Related genes in other species are linked to drought and salt tolerance, mitochondrial uncoupling, and stress responses.