ACT1 — Cicer arietinum

Summary

ACT1 on chickpea chromosome 6 encodes an actin isoform (PEAc14-1) and is annotated with structural constituent of cytoskeleton activity, as well as multiple acyltransferase and reductase activities including rosmarinate synthase and hydroxycinnamoyltransferase. The gene is associated with the actin cytoskeleton, endoplasmic reticulum, chloroplast membranes, and the fatty acid elongase complex. It is linked to very-long-chain fatty acid and wax metabolism, cuticle development, trichome branching, and responses to UV. Associations with agronomic traits include seed weight, germination rate, root morphology, leaf size, cellulose content, plant male sterility, and responses to salt, drought, high temperature, and water stress. Related genes in other species are linked to very-long-chain fatty acid production and epicuticular wax deposition, as well as cuticular wax biosynthesis and salt tolerance.