GT — Cicer arietinum

Summary

LOC101497872 (CaGT, also known as CaUGT74F1, CaSGT1, and other synonyms) on chickpea chromosome 6 encodes a UDP-glycosyltransferase with multiple glucosyltransferase activities, including salicylic acid glucosyltransferase (both ester-forming and glucoside-forming), benzoate glucosyltransferase, and quercetin 3-O-, 7-O-, and 4'-O-glucosyltransferase activities. The gene is associated with salicylic acid and benzoate metabolism, terpene, carotenoid, and saponin anabolism, detoxification, seed development, and upregulation of seed germination. It has been linked to seed color and seed coat color traits, as well as flavonoid glycosylation, innate immunity, bacterial pathogen resistance, immune response, salicylic acid conjugation and glucosylation, seedling growth, and nematode susceptibility. The protein localizes to the cytosol and cytoplasm. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to disease resistance, seed germination under abiotic stress, salt tolerance, and susceptibility to Pseudomonas syringae.