SCL3 — Cicer arietinum

Summary

LOC101491874 (CaSCL3) on chickpea chromosome NW_027339405.1 encodes a GRAS family transcription factor with DNA-binding, transcription cis-regulatory region binding, and protein homodimerization activity, as well as glucokinase and fructokinase activity. It is associated with hexose breakdown, glucose-mediated signaling, and upregulation of gibberellic acid-mediated signaling. The gene is linked to regulation of seed dormancy, meristem size, secondary shoot formation, cell division, and asymmetric cell division. It has been connected to traits including fruit weight, leaf relative water content, shoot system elongation rate, plant male sterility, stamen and anther morphology, root hair length, trichome morphology, stomatal resistance, and anthocyanin content. Related genes in other species are linked to quiescent center formation, ground tissue formation, root growth, and flowering time.