HSP70 — Daucus carota subsp. sativus

Summary

DCAR_014792, symbol HSP70 and preferred name DcHSP70, is a carrot gene on chromosome 4 that encodes a protein belonging to the UPF0220 domain family. The gene is associated with molecular function and has been linked to the biological processes of endosome-to-vacuole transport via the MVB sorting pathway and homologous recombination. It is also associated with the trait of photosynthetic rate, specifically relating to CO2. Studies of related genes in other species, identified through sequence similarity, link the HSP70 family to a wide range of traits including plant height, root fresh and dry weight, seed weight and size, fruit length and size, leaf shape, chlorophyll content, net photosynthetic rate, quantum yield, photochemical quenching, stomatal resistance, leaf water potential, hydrogen peroxide content, proline content, amino acid content, lignin content, zinc concentration, germination rate, flower abortion, leaf trichome density, plant fresh weight, and drought tolerance.