CSD2 — Cicer arietinum

Summary

LOC101512334 (CaCSD2) on chickpea chromosome 6 encodes a protein with a SOD_Cu_Zn domain and is associated with superoxide dismutase activity, copper binding, and protein homodimerization activity. Its product localises to the thylakoid, chloroplast stroma, apoplast and plasma membrane. CaCSD2 is associated with cellular responses to oxidative stress, ozone, UV-B, light intensity, sucrose, chitin, and bacterial and fungal molecules, as well as with gene silencing by miRNA and positive regulation of the hypersensitive response. Trait associations include drought tolerance, salt tolerance, bacterial blight disease resistance, and tolerance to high light and oxidative stress. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to innate immunity, bacterial and fungal disease resistance, and superoxide detoxification.