ACO1 — Cicer arietinum

Summary

AhACO1 on chickpea chromosome 15 encodes a protein with ACC oxidase activity (EC 1.14.17.4), aconitase activity, and other annotated molecular functions including vitamin C binding, 2-oxoglutarate dioxygenase activity, metal binding, IRE binding, mRNA 5'-UTR binding, 4Fe-4S cluster binding, copper binding, gibberellin 2-oxidase activity, codeine O-demethylase activity, and thebaine 6-O-demethylase activity. The gene is associated with ethylene production, fruit ripening, leaf abscission, stomatal opening, defense response, response to fungi, drought tolerance, salt stress tolerance, cold tolerance, seed size, respiration rate, nitrogen deficiency response, gravitropic response, and other processes. The product localises to the cytoplasm, nucleus, mitochondria, stress granules, apoplast, and other compartments. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to iron acquisition, lateral root development, and cytosolic aconitase activity.