GLYMA_08G095800V4 — Glycine max

Summary

GLYMA_08G095800V4 (GmCRY) encodes a DELLA protein, a member of the GRAS transcription factor family, characterized by DELLA_N and GRAS domains. The product exhibits E-box binding, gibberellin binding, phytochrome binding, and far-red light photoreceptor activity, along with SUMO-specific endopeptidase and phosphatase activities. In soybean, this gene is associated with regulation of gibberellic acid-mediated signalling, desumoylation, trichome spacing and morphogenesis, inflorescence meristem growth, and fruit septum development. It is linked to traits including seed coat hardness, linoleic and linolenic acid content, flower number, root width, leaf elongation rate, and nematode damage response. Localization evidence connects the protein to the nuclear body, plastid, plasmodesma, and SCF complex. Studies of related genes in other species associate the family with drought tolerance, fruit ripening, seed number, and root length.