CAD2 — Glycine max

Summary

GmCAD2 (GLYMA_05G187700V4) encodes a CAD-like family protein with oxidoreductase activity acting on CH-OH groups using NAD or NADP as acceptor, and exhibits geraniol dehydrogenase, vomilenine reductase, mannitol dehydrogenase, 8-hydroxygeraniol dehydrogenase, and cinnamyl-alcohol dehydrogenase activities. The gene is associated with lignin, phenylpropanoid, flavonoid, alkaloid, and sterol anabolism, as well as cell wall modification, hydrogen peroxide biosynthesis, hormone metabolism, and responses to water, salt, and intracellular signaling. It has been linked to seed development, seed germination, and regulation of gene expression. Associations with agronomic traits include lignin content, stem strength, seed protein content, seed coat color, root and shoot fresh and dry weight, leaf relative water content, net photosynthetic rate, water use efficiency, chlorophyll content, stomatal resistance, root length, drought tolerance, and salt tolerance. The gene is also connected to bacterial resistance, salicylic acid accumulation, basal thermotolerance, arsenic tolerance and translocation, and leaf area. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to ovule development and disease resistance.