CCT — Cicer arietinum

Summary

LOC101510923, designated CaCCT, encodes a transcriptional co-regulator that is a component of the Mediator complex and localises to the nucleus. In chickpea, this gene is associated with regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II, photoperiodism and flowering, circadian rhythm, cell cycle, and temporal regulation of development. It has also been connected to systemic acquired resistance, salicylic acid accumulation, light-induced gene expression, juvenile-to-adult vegetative phase transition, leaf morphology, and root hair development. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to flowering time, root architecture, cold response, germination, and embryo patterning. Through sequence similarity, the family has been connected to agronomically relevant traits including seed weight, seed protein content, flowering time, zinc concentration, root hair length, and leaf morphology.