GK — Glycine max

Summary

GmGK (GLYMA_06G105900V4) on soybean chromosome 6 encodes a protein with acetyl-CoA carboxylase activity, biotin carboxylase activity, methylcrotonoyl-CoA carboxylase (MCCC) activity, and protein folding chaperone activity. The gene is associated with malonyl-CoA anabolism, fatty acid elongation, lipogenesis, triglyceride anabolism, and regulation of lipogenesis, as well as glucose breakdown, L-leucine breakdown, the TCA cycle, nitrogen fixation, and nitrogen utilization. It localizes to mitochondria, chloroplast thylakoid and stroma, cytosol, and nucleus. GmGK is linked to seed traits including stearic acid content, protein content, weight, and size, and to cuticular wax deposition, very long chain fatty acid biosynthesis, and plant growth and development. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to freezing tolerance, ethylene biosynthesis, and embryo development.