GDH — Brassica juncea

Summary

BJUB04G05870S (symbol GDH) on Indian mustard chromosome B04 encodes a glutamate dehydrogenase with both NAD+ and NADP+ activity, belonging to the Glu/Leu/Phe/Val/Trp dehydrogenase family. The gene is associated with glutamate breakdown, proline metabolism, and amino acid metabolic processes, as well as responses to nitrogen compounds, nitrogen starvation, basic pH, cold, and salinity. It has been linked to proline content and drought tolerance. The encoded protein localises to mitochondria and cytosol. Studies of related genes in other species connect the GDH family to reproductive growth time and the enzyme classes 1.4.1.4 and 1.4.1.3.