ACO — Glycine max

Summary

GmACO (GLYMA_14G049500V4) encodes a protein with ACC oxidase activity, 2-oxoglutarate dioxygenase activity, metal and vitamin C binding, and a DIOX_N domain. In soybean, this gene is associated with ethylene biosynthesis, fruit ripening, leaf abscission, stomatal movement, nitrogen fixation, somatic embryogenesis, chlorophyll metabolism, GABA biosynthesis, coumarin anabolism, lipogenesis, lipolysis, response to fungi, and stress granule and extracellular localisation. It is linked to drought tolerance, ethylene sensitivity, respiration rate, disease resistance, and nitrogen deficiency response. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to seed weight, seed size, germination rate, root length, seedling growth, leaf necrosis, lignin and cellulose content, proline content, and disease tolerance.