EDS1 — Glycine max

Summary

GmEDS1 (GLYMA_04G177700V4) on soybean chromosome 4 encodes a protein with an EDS1-like domain and an alpha/beta hydrolase fold, annotated with SUMO-specific endopeptidase, carboxylesterase, lipase and ADP-ribosyl cyclase activities. The gene is associated with positive regulation of salicylic acid-mediated signaling, desumoylation, activation of camalexin biosynthesis, and defense responses to oomycetes, insects, and Gram-negative bacteria. It is linked to traits including yield, seed yield, biomass, water use efficiency, flowering time, leaf senescence, and responses to biotic and abiotic stresses such as aphids, powdery mildew, aluminum, and low temperature. Localization evidence connects the product to the perinuclear cytoplasm, endomembrane system, plasmodesmata, and plastid. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to salicylic acid accumulation, pathogen resistance, and drought response.