CMPG1 — Cicer arietinum

Summary

LOC101488927 (CMPG1) on chickpea chromosome 2 encodes a U-box domain-containing protein with ubiquitin ligase activity, GTPase activity, and protein serine/threonine kinase activity, and belongs to the PUB22/23/24-like family. It is associated with regulation of brassinosteroid-mediated signaling, jasmonic acid signaling, the unfolded protein response, reactive oxygen species metabolism, and downregulation of programmed cell death and defense responses. The gene is linked to plant organ morphogenesis, root and lateral root development, flowering under long-day photoperiods, and responses to symbiotic bacteria and fungi, arbuscular mycorrhizae formation, ozone, and bacterial molecules. Associations with agronomic traits include seed yield, fruit growth and development, seedling growth, leaf morphology, root thickness, lateral root number, stomatal resistance, and responses to high temperature, oxidative stress, salinity, and disease. The protein localizes to the plasma membrane, cytosol, nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, and heterotrimeric G-protein complex.