HER2 — Glycine max

Summary

GmHER2 (GLYMA_08G004800V4) on soybean chromosome 8 encodes a protein with S-(hydroxymethyl)glutathione dehydrogenase (NAD+, NADP+, and NAD(P)+) activity, aldo-keto reductase (NAD) activity, and zinc and cobalt ion binding. The protein contains ADH-like, GroES-like, and ER domains. In soybean, this gene is associated with responses to alcohol, flooding, and water, ethanol fermentation, gluconeogenesis, carbohydrate breakdown, glutathione metabolism, electron transfer, and E-2-hexenal responsiveness. It is linked to plastid, mitochondrial, and cytosolic localisation. Associations with agronomic traits include drought tolerance, submergence tolerance, root volume and length, plant height, seed size, and nitrogen, proline, amino acid, and protein content. Related genes in other species are linked to reduced root growth inhibition by E-2-hexenal, germination rate, and pollen fertility.