DEAR5 — Glycine max

Summary

GmDEAR5 (GLYMA_14G084700V4) on soybean chromosome 14 encodes a transcription factor with DNA-binding and transcription cis-regulatory region binding activity, belonging to the AP2/ERF domain superfamily. The gene is associated with a wide range of biological processes, including response to water and stress, ethylene-mediated signalling, sucrose metabolism and anabolism, nutrient storage, embryogenesis, secondary metabolism, and chlorophyll fluorescence. It has been linked to agronomically important traits such as leaf thickness and curling, root volume and length, seed size, stomatal resistance, chlorophyll and proline content, glucose content, and responses to salt and low temperature stress. The product localises to the nucleus. Related genes in other species are linked to improved drought and cold tolerance.