UOX — Glycine max

Summary

GmUOX (GLYMA_10G121524V4) encodes a protein with urate oxidase activity, placing it in the uricase family. In soybean, this gene is associated with ureide anabolism and breakdown, purine and nucleotide breakdown, nitrogen utilization and fixation, seed development, and responses to water and flooding. It has also been linked to root nodule number, nitrate transport, and seed protein content. The product localizes to mitochondria and cytosol. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to sucrose and starch content, germination rate, seedling growth, and peroxisome maintenance.