MT1 — Cicer arietinum

Summary

LOC101513828 (CaMT1) on chickpea chromosome 6 encodes a metallothionein family protein with a Metalthion_15p domain and is annotated for copper and metal binding. The gene is associated with responses to copper, high light intensity, thirst, and proteolysis, as well as signal transduction and digestion. It is linked to photosynthetic rate, root length, and drought tolerance, and to phenotypes including cadmium and copper accumulation, copper and zinc homeostasis, cadmium tolerance, metal accumulation, copper response, and leaf senescence. Related genes in other species are associated with heavy metal tolerance, cold and light stress responses, copper distribution, and traits such as root nodule number, net photosynthetic rate, transpiration rate, stem elongation, germination rate, and leaf senescence.