ACO — Cicer arietinum

Summary

LOC101495891 (CaACO) on chickpea chromosome 5 encodes a protein with ACC oxidase activity and 2-oxoglutarate dioxygenase activity, and binds vitamin C and metal ions. The gene is associated with ethylene anabolism, chlorophyll metabolism, coumarin anabolism, fruit ripening, seed germination, leaf development, and responses to fungi and fungal molecules. It is also linked to cellular response to fatty acid, stress granule and extracellular localisation, and traits including respiration rate, flower color, seed coat color, ethylene sensitivity, drought tolerance, disease resistance, and nitrogen deficiency response. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to seed weight, germination rate, seed size, seedling growth, root length, stomatal opening, and disease tolerance.