GLYI2 — Cicer arietinum

Summary

CaGLYI2 (LOC101505694) on chickpea chromosome 6 encodes a glyoxalase I family protein with lactoylglutathione lyase activity, nickel and metal binding, and IgE binding. It is associated with detoxification, reactive oxygen species metabolism, metabolic burst, and responses to oxidative stress, osmotic stress, salinity, and thirst. The gene is linked to extracellular and cytoplasmic localisation. Associations with agronomic traits include drought tolerance, shoot fresh weight, leaf relative water content, proline content, chlorophyll content, and meristem identity. Studies of the Arabidopsis GLYI2 relative link the family to salinity stress tolerance, methylglyoxal detoxification, and abiotic stress tolerance, as well as biomass yield, seed maturation, and photochemical quenching.