AGL16 — Cicer arietinum

Summary

CaAGL16 (LOC101509359) on chickpea chromosome 2 encodes a MADS-box transcription factor with DNA-binding, protein dimerization, and RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory activities. The gene is associated with floral whorl development, maintenance of floral meristem identity, regulation of long-day photoperiodism and flowering, seed development, stomatal lineage progression, and nitrogen fixation. It localizes to the nucleus. Associations include flowering time, photoperiod-sensitive flowering, floral organ identity, leaf morphology and senescence, trichome morphology, stomatal opening, photosynthetic rate, seed longevity, disease tolerance, and heterosis. Phenotypic links include salt stress tolerance, primary root growth, stomatal development and spacing, vernalization response, circadian period, seed germination and dormancy, and plant water use. Related genes in other species are linked to biomass yield, plant height, flowering time regulation, leaf size, and circadian clock regulation.