LOC101490245 — Cicer arietinum

Summary

LOC101490245 on chickpea chromosome 3 encodes a secretory peroxidase, a haem-containing enzyme with lactoperoxidase and general peroxidase activity, and is annotated to heme and metal binding. The gene is associated with the ascorbate-glutathione cycle, the metabolic burst, cell wall modification, hydrogen peroxide catabolism, morphogenesis, root morphogenesis, and responses to salt and oxidative stress, as well as homeostasis. Its product localises to the plant-type cell wall and extracellular space. The gene is linked to the salt tolerance trait SALTTL. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to peroxidase activity (EC 1.11.1.7) and haem-ligand binding, though these specific associations are not yet established for chickpea.