ADG1 — Brassica juncea

Summary

BjADG1 (BJUB02G58690S) on Indian mustard chromosome B02 encodes an ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (AGPase). The gene product possesses ADGase activity and is localised to the amyloplast, chloroplast stroma and the heterotetrameric ADPG pyrophosphorylase complex. BjADG1 is associated with starch anabolism and metabolism, glycogen anabolism, glutathione anabolism, sulfur metabolism, abscisic acid metabolism, and responses to red and far-red light. It has been linked to numerous agronomic traits including yield, biomass, starch grain synthesis, photosynthetic ability, water use efficiency, leaf angle, root phototropism, photoperiod-sensitive flowering time, and glyphosate sensitivity. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to starch accumulation, flowering time, photosynthetic rate, and plant height.