ACO — Cicer arietinum

Summary

LOC101490526, designated CaACO on chickpea chromosome 7, encodes a protein with ACC oxidase activity and 2-oxoglutarate dioxygenase activity, and binds vitamin C and metal ions. This gene is associated with ethylene anabolism, ethylene production, ethylene sensitivity, fruit ripening, seed germination, leaf development, chlorophyll metabolism, coumarin anabolism, and responses to fungi and fungal molecules. It is also associated with cellular response to fatty acid, respiration rate, flower color, seed coat color, drought tolerance, disease resistance, and nitrogen deficiency response. The encoded protein localizes to the cytosol, cytoplasm, extracellular region, and stress granules. Related genes in other species link the family to seed weight, seed size, germination rate, seedling growth, root length, stomatal opening, leaf necrosis, lignin and cellulose content, proline content, and salt tolerance.