SPL2 — Cicer arietinum

Summary

CaSPL2 (LOC101505236) on chickpea chromosome 5 encodes a protein with an SBP domain that binds DNA and zinc, and has DNA-binding transcription activator activity. The gene is associated with negative regulation of auxin metabolism, leaf shaping, upregulation of vernalization response, temperature compensation of the circadian clock, regulation of secondary shoot formation, upregulation of long-day photoperiodism and flowering, regulation of timing of transition from vegetative to reproductive phase, activation of defence response to bacteria, regulation of circadian rhythm, anther development, blue light response, response to hydrogen peroxide, response to far red light, flower development, upregulation of transcription, response to cold, and signal transduction. It is also linked to traits including spot blotch, fruit set, vegetative vigor, photoperiod sensitivity, red light sensitivity, starch grain synthesis, temperature stress response, photoperiod-sensitive flowering time, gibberellic acid sensitivity, herbicide sensitivity, transpiration rate, chloroplast development, abiotic plant stress response, low temperature stress response, leaf senescence, hypocotyl morphology, oxidative stress response, seed growth and development, abscisic acid sensitivity, flowering time, disease tolerance, plant growth and development, drought tolerance, and salt tolerance. The protein localizes to the nucleus.