BGAL2 — Cicer arietinum

Summary

CaBGAL2 (LOC101500381) on chickpea chromosome 1 encodes a beta-galactosidase enzyme with beta-galactosidase activity and sugar binding, belonging to the glycoside hydrolase family 35. The gene is associated with cell wall disassembly, pectin and galactose breakdown, axis elongation, cell growth, autolysis, seed germination and its regulation, secondary metabolite biosynthesis, carbohydrate metabolism, and signal transduction. It is linked to sugar starvation response, cell differentiation, cell wall extension, hypocotyl elongation, and pollen maturation. The encoded protein localises to the secretory vesicle, vacuole, apoplast, plant-type cell wall, plastid, extracellular region, and cytosol. Studies of related genes in Arabidopsis link the family to cell wall polysaccharide modification, and associations with sugar content, days to flowering, root and hypocotyl morphology, and salt tolerance have been reported.