CIARC_P002 — Cicer arietinum

Summary

CIARC_P002 (matK) on chickpea chromosome NC_011163.1 encodes a maturase MatK protein, a member of the Maturase_MatK_N family with RNA-binding molecular function. The gene is associated with tRNA processing, RNA splicing, and mRNA processing, as well as cell wall modification and the biological process GO:0015979. It is linked to chloroplast localization (GO:0009507). Studies of related genes in other species connect the matK family to similar RNA-processing roles, though these associations are not yet established in chickpea itself.