LOC101506053 — Cicer arietinum

Summary

CaGRF1 (LOC101506053) on chickpea chromosome 2 encodes a 14-3-3 domain-containing protein. The gene product is associated with ion transporter activity and a wide array of other molecular functions. CaGRF1 has been linked to numerous traits including ferulic acid and zinc content, starch grain size, fruit yield, leaf chlorophyll content, abscisic acid concentration, plant dry weight, and responses to alkali soil and nematode damage. It is also associated with processes such as carbon fixation, photosynthetic capacity, chloroplast redox regulation, DNA methylation, and defense priming. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to fungal disease resistance, virus response, metal homeostasis, and cell wall modification.