PPS — Cicer arietinum

Summary

LOC101508786 (CaPPS, also known as CaMAX2 or CaORE9) on chickpea chromosome 6 encodes an F-box protein with a COI1_F-box domain and leucine-rich repeats, and is annotated as a transcription regulator with DNA-binding activity. The gene is associated with responses to karrikin and brassinosteroid stimuli, regulation of shoot morphogenesis, bud dilation, leaf senescence, and SCF-dependent proteasomal protein breakdown. It localises to the nucleus, SCF complex, and condensed nuclear chromosome. Associations include traits such as shoot branching, floral organ number, carotenoid content, abscisic acid concentration, total soluble sugar content, cell membrane stability, and photoperiod-sensitive flowering time. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to strigolactone perception, shoot branching, drought resistance, and root hair elongation.