HSP60 — Cicer arietinum

Summary

CaHSP60 (LOC101510250) on chickpea chromosome 4 encodes a chaperonin of the Cpn60/GroEL family, with ATP-dependent protein folding chaperone, ATPase, copper-binding and RNA-binding activities. It is associated with chaperone-mediated protein complex assembly, mitochondrial biogenesis, protein refolding, group II intron splicing, protein folding and response to heat. The protein localises to mitochondria, chloroplast envelope and stroma, cytosol, ER and plant-type vacuole. CaHSP60 is associated with ash, fructose and flavonoid content, and with plant stature. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to root length, plant height, drought tolerance and salt tolerance.