HSK — Cicer arietinum

Summary

LOC101501799 (CaHSK, also known as CaDRM1 or CaDMR1) on chickpea chromosome 4 encodes a homoserine kinase, an enzyme with homoserine kinase activity that is localized to the chloroplast stroma. This gene is associated with threonine anabolism, photoperiodism and flowering, and responses to fungi and bacteria. It has been linked to grain size, seed weight, plant height, flowering time, plant development, auxin distribution, and cadmium stress tolerance. Associations with DNA methylation, de novo DNA methylation, and resistance or susceptibility to downy mildew, root-knot nematode, and Fusarium species have also been reported. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to cucurbit downy mildew response, wheat Fusarium head blight response, seed dormancy, germination rate, leaf senescence, and photochemical quenching.