RS1 — Cicer arietinum

Summary

LOC101497028 (CaRS1, also known as CaSIP1) on chickpea chromosome 2 encodes a protein belonging to the glycosyl hydrolase 36 family and containing an aldolase TIM domain, with annotated galactinol-raffinose galactosyltransferase and raffinose synthase activities. The gene is associated with stachyose and oligosaccharide biosynthesis, and its product localizes to the cytoplasm. CaRS1 is associated with drought tolerance. Related genes in other species link the family to late flowering, developmental retardation, reduced fertility, and a salt tolerance locus (SALTTL).