ACO — Glycine max

Summary

GmACO (GLYMA_08G050400V4) on soybean chromosome 8 encodes a protein with ACC oxidase activity, 2-oxoglutarate dioxygenase activity, metal and vitamin C binding, and a DIOX_N domain. The gene is associated with ethylene biosynthesis and production, GABA biosynthesis, chlorophyll metabolism, leaf abscission, stomatal opening and closure, fruit ripening, embryogenesis, somatic embryogenesis, lipogenesis and lipolysis, coumarin anabolism, nitrogen fixation, response to fungi, and cellular response to fatty acid. It is linked to respiration rate, ethylene sensitivity, drought tolerance, disease resistance, and nitrogen deficiency response. The protein localises to the cytosol, cytoplasm, extracellular region, and stress granules. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to seed weight, seed size, germination rate, root length, seedling growth, leaf necrosis, and lignin content.