ACP — Cicer arietinum

Summary

CaACP (LOC101515192) on chickpea chromosome 3 encodes an acyl carrier protein (ACP) with acyl carrier activity, protein serine/threonine kinase activity, ubiquinone reductase activity, and metal binding functions. It is associated with oxidative phosphorylation (NADH to ubiquinone), starch and fatty acid anabolism, seed development, regulation of pollen tube growth, and upregulation of abscisic acid-mediated signaling. The protein localizes to mitochondria, the respiratory chain complex I, cytosol, plasma membrane, and nucleus. CaACP has been linked to traits including starch content, manganese sensitivity, abscisic acid sensitivity, root thickness, stomatal complex closure time, disease tolerance, and salt tolerance. Related genes in other species link the family to embryo development, plant growth, photorespiration, protein lipoylation, and delayed vegetative and reproductive growth.