CHS — Glycine max

Summary

GmCHS (GLYMA_08G110460V4) on soybean chromosome 8 encodes a chalcone/stilbene synthase family protein with polyketide synthase type-III domains and multiple annotated enzyme activities including naringenin-chalcone synthase, chalcone isomerase, flavanone 4-reductase, flavonol synthase, and SUMO transferase activities. The gene is associated with flavonoid, isoflavonoid, chalcone, and phytoalexin biosynthesis, as well as responses to UV-A and gravity. It has been linked to agronomically important traits including flower, seed coat, and hilum color, seed size and thickness, leaf pubescence, biomass yield, protein and carbohydrate content, chlorophyll content, transpiration rate, stomatal resistance, root length, and tolerance to salt, drought, nitrogen stress, and oxidative stress. The gene is also connected to root-knot nematode resistance, anthocyanin production, and cytoplasmic male sterility.