STZ — Glycine max

Summary

GLYMA_06G045400V4 (GmSTZ) encodes a C2H2-type zinc finger transcription factor of the AZF1/2/3-like family, with DNA-binding, transcription corepressor, and protein kinase activities, and is localized to the nucleus, cytoplasm, and stress granules. In soybean, GmSTZ is associated with responses to water stress, disease resistance, seed dormancy, flowering time, and phosphate homeostasis, as well as traits including stem and root fresh weight, leaf chlorophyll content, net photosynthetic rate, germination rate, and lateral root number. The gene is linked to auxin signaling and biosynthesis, jasmonate sensitivity, and cadmium accumulation. Related genes in other species connect the family to salt and freezing stress tolerance, drought response, anthocyanin biosynthesis, and resistance to herbivory and Botrytis cinerea.