KC1 — Capsicum annuum

Summary

CaKC1 (T459_21615) on pepper chromosome 8 encodes a protein of the KAT/AKT family, with annotated outward rectifier potassium channel activity, ion transporter activity, and additional functions including ATPase inhibitor, calcium-dependent phosphatase, and GAP binding activities. The gene is associated with regulation of membrane potential, potassium ion homeostasis and transport, stomatal opening, and responses to basic pH and hypotonic salinity. It is linked to traits including yield, water use efficiency, photosynthetic rate, transpiration rate, leaf necrosis tolerance, root hair and lateral root length, days to flowering, vegetative growth time, and responses to water stress, aluminum, cadmium, and powdery mildew. Localization evidence connects the product to the plasma membrane, pollen tube tip, cell plate, vesicle, and SNARE and calcineurin complexes.