CHS — Glycine max

Summary

GmCHS (GLYMA_01G091400V4) on soybean chromosome 1 encodes a protein with chalcone/stilbene synthase, polyketide synthase type-III, and thiolase-like domains. The gene is associated with chalcone isomerase, naringenin-chalcone synthase, dihydroflavanol 4-reductase, flavanone 4-reductase, flavonol synthase, acyltransferase, SUMO transferase, SUMO binding, kinase binding, identical protein binding, protein homodimerization, and protein binding activities. It is linked to regulation of flavonoid and chalcone biosynthesis, isoflavonoid metabolism, phytoalexin biosynthesis, and responses to UV-A, gravity, and oxidative stress. It has been linked to seed coat color and pigmentation, anthocyanin content, biomass yield, drought tolerance, salt stress tolerance, root-knot and cyst nematode resistance, flowering time, stomatal resistance, transpiration rate, stem elongation, root length, and chlorophyll content. The product localizes to the cytosol, nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, and tonoplast. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to flavonoid production, UV-B sensitivity, male fertility, and freezing tolerance.