FRK1 — Cicer arietinum

Summary

CaFRK1 (LOC101498777) on chickpea chromosome 6 encodes a protein with fructokinase activity and ATP binding, belonging to the PfkB family of carbohydrate kinases. The gene is associated with carbohydrate phosphorylation, fructose metabolism, and starch anabolism, and its product localises to the cytosol, plasmodesma, extracellular region, and plasma membrane. CaFRK1 is associated with defence response, pattern-triggered immunity, PAMP-triggered immunity, and fructose phosphorylation. Additional associations include flowering time and plastochron length. Related genes in other species link the family to seed storage accumulation, leaf relative water content, photochemical quenching, and vascular development.