capr1 — Cicer arietinum

Summary

LOC101511589, symbol capr1 on chickpea chromosome 7, encodes a Bet v I/Major latex protein (MLP) domain-containing protein with a START-like domain superfamily fold. The product exhibits multiple molecular functions annotated directly on this gene, including melatonin, cytokinin, and abscisic acid binding, RNA nuclease activity, protein phosphatase inhibitor activity, hydrolase activity, signaling receptor activity, and calcium ion binding. In chickpea, capr1 is associated with systemic acquired resistance, immune response, defense response, ABA signaling, metabolic burst, and cell death. The protein localises to the cytosol, cytoplasm, and nucleus. The gene is also linked to drought tolerance. Related genes in other species, identified through sequence similarity, are associated with ribonuclease (EC 3.1.27.-) activity.