LOC101504513 — Cicer arietinum

Summary

LOC101504513 on chickpea chromosome 6 encodes a glutathione peroxidase family protein with a thioredoxin-like domain, annotated with phospholipid-hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase activity, glutathione peroxidase activity, and peroxidase activity. The gene is associated with cellular response to oxidative stress, metabolic burst, response to iron, nitrogen fixation, pollen germination, pollen tube growth, seed germination, signal transduction, and glycogen anabolism. Its product localises to the chloroplast stroma, cytosol, and cytoplasm. The gene has been connected to several agronomically important traits including drought tolerance, water use efficiency, net photosynthetic rate, photochemical quenching, stomatal resistance, grain size, seed weight, plant height, and contents of selenium, potassium, and carotenoids. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to phospholipid-hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase activity (EC 1.11.1.12) and glutathione peroxidase activity (EC 1.11.1.9).