BHLH — Cicer arietinum

Summary

LOC101492196 (CaBHLH) on chickpea chromosome 4 encodes a basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) DNA-binding transcription factor with protein dimerization activity, belonging to the MASH1/Ascl1a-like family and localised to the nucleus. It is associated with shoot development and regulation of DNA-templated transcription. The gene is associated with decreased cold tolerance and increased osmotic stress sensitivity. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to drought tolerance, root morphology traits, cytoplasmic male sterility, embryo development, iron assimilation, and cell proliferation.