LOC101500894 — Cicer arietinum

Summary

LOC101500894, located on chickpea chromosome NW_027339511.1, encodes a secretory haem peroxidase with lactoperoxidase and peroxidase activities, heme binding, and metal binding. This gene is associated with a wide range of biological processes, including response to oxidative stress, salt, and general stress, as well as hydrogen peroxide catabolism, calcium signaling, ethylene anabolism, nitrogen fixation, and chlorophyll fluorescence. It is linked to developmental processes such as epidermal cell differentiation, root hair initiation, pollen germination, pollen tube growth, and pollen development. The encoded protein localizes to the vacuole, plant-type cell wall, and extracellular space. Notably, LOC101500894 has been connected to several agronomically important traits, including drought tolerance, salt tolerance, seed weight, plant height, root length, root volume, shoot dry weight, biomass yield, harvest index, days to maturity, chlorophyll content, proline content, and phosphorus content. Related genes in other species further support the family's involvement in stress responses and development.