HSP70 — Daucus carota subsp. sativus

Summary

DCAR_023128, designated DcHSP70, encodes a protein belonging to the UPF0220 domain family on carrot chromosome 6. The gene is associated with endosome-to-vacuole transport via the MVB sorting pathway and homologous recombination, and has been linked to photosynthetic rate. Studies of related genes in other species connect the HSP70 family to a wide range of traits including drought tolerance, plant height, seed weight, root fresh and dry weight, fruit length and size, leaf trichome density, chlorophyll content, net photosynthetic rate, quantum yield, photochemical quenching, stomatal resistance, leaf water potential, hydrogen peroxide content, proline content, amino acid content, lignin content, germination rate, flower abortion, zinc concentration, and plant fresh weight.