PLC1 — Daucus carota subsp. sativus

Summary

DCAR_015414 (DcPLC1) on carrot chromosome 4 encodes a protein with PLC-like catalytic domains, a C2 domain, and EF-hand-like motifs, and is annotated with phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate phospholipase C activity (EC 3.1.4.11). The gene is associated with phosphoinositide-mediated signaling, cytosolic calcium release, calcium ion homeostasis, and regulation of defense response by callose deposition. It has been connected to auxin content, auxin sensitivity, photosynthetic rate, oxidative stress response, disease tolerance, root morphology, salt tolerance, and plant growth and development traits. Associations also include lateral root development, primary root growth, drought tolerance, flowering time, thermotolerance, stomatal closure, aluminum tolerance, and reproductive development. Related genes in other species link the PLC family to female gametogenesis, salt and heat stress tolerance, dehydration tolerance, Phytophthora resistance, and seed germination.