MLO — Cicer arietinum

Summary

LOC101490933, designated CaMLO, encodes a calmodulin-binding protein localized to the membrane in chickpea (Cicer arietinum) on chromosome 5. The gene is associated with cell wall biogenesis, secondary metabolism, and defense response, based on ontology annotations. As a member of the MLO family, it has been linked to these processes, though the specific molecular function is limited to calmodulin binding. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to defense responses and cell wall dynamics, but these associations are not directly established for CaMLO.