CYP51 — Cicer arietinum

Summary

LOC101504867 (CaCYP51) on chickpea chromosome 7 encodes a cytochrome P450 family protein with sterol 14-demethylase activity, beta-amyrin 28-monooxygenase activity, ent-kaurenoic acid monooxygenase activity, abscisic acid 8'-hydroxylase activity, and methyltransferase activity. The gene is associated with sterol metabolism and anabolism, brassinosteroid anabolism and homeostasis, triterpenoid anabolism, saponin anabolism, abscisic acid metabolism and breakdown, fruit ripening, embryo development ending in seed dormancy, and response to abscisic acid and thirst. It is linked to stomatal development, hypocotyl elongation, membrane integrity, seedling growth and viability, oxidative stress tolerance, leaf senescence, and chloroplast development. The protein localises to the endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi complex, extracellular region, and membrane. Related genes in other species are linked to plant height, growth, life span, and aluminum tolerance.