TRE1 — Cicer arietinum

Summary

CaTRE1 (LOC101511356) on chickpea chromosome 6 encodes a protein with alpha,alpha-trehalase activity, belonging to the Glyco_hydro_37 family. The gene is associated with mycose catabolism, metabolic burst, cold acclimation, pollen germination, and cell death, and its product localises to the plasmalemma. CaTRE1 has been linked to salt tolerance, trehalose metabolism, and water retention. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to trehalase activity, drought stress tolerance, stomatal closure, and traits including carbohydrate content, plant dry weight, starch content, root mass density, stomatal complex closure time, and photochemical quenching.