CHS — Glycine max

Summary

GmCHS (GLYMA_09G075200V4) on soybean chromosome 9 encodes a protein with chalcone/stilbene synthase and polyketide synthase type-III domains, and is annotated with chalcone isomerase, naringenin-chalcone synthase, dihydroflavanol 4-reductase, flavanone 4-reductase, flavonol synthase, acyltransferase, SUMO transferase, and kinase binding activities. It is associated with flavonoid, isoflavonoid, and phytoalexin biosynthesis, regulation of flavonoid anabolism, chalcone and polyketide anabolism, response to UV-A and gravity, phototransduction, chitin anabolism, and mRNA breakdown. The gene is linked to seed coat color and pigmentation, anthocyanin content and production, root-knot nematode resistance, salt and drought tolerance, biomass yield, transpiration rate, stomatal resistance, stem elongation, flowering time, and root morphology. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to flavonoid production, UV-B sensitivity, and male fertility.