DHN — Cicer arietinum

Summary

VfDHN, a gene on chickpea chromosome OX451735.1, encodes a dehydrin family protein containing the dehydrin conserved signature (Dehydrin_CS). The gene is associated with cold acclimation, response to cold, heat, drought, salinity, mannitol, and abscisic acid, as well as cellular responses to light stimulus and thirst. It has also been linked to nodulation, seed germination, embryogenesis, seed dehydration, protein synthesis, hydrogen peroxide biosynthesis, and jasmonic acid signaling. The encoded protein localises to the cytosol, cytoplasm, and nucleus. VfDHN is linked to water use efficiency, stomatal resistance, and drought tolerance. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to leaf relative water content, root weight, transpiration rate, germination rate, root length, plant height, and salt tolerance.