GLYMA_14G223500V4 — Glycine max

Summary

GmCAT (GLYMA_14G223500V4) on soybean chromosome 14 encodes a catalase family protein with heme binding and multiple annotated molecular functions including nucleoside diphosphate kinase activity, protein kinase activity, and DNA-binding transcription factor activity. The gene is associated with hydrogen peroxide metabolism, peroxisomal lumen localisation, and responses to genistein and norepinephrine. GmCAT has been linked to numerous agronomic traits including canopy temperature, osmotic adjustment capacity, relative chlorophyll content, seedling vigor, germination ratio, root and shoot biomass traits, leaf area index, and hydrogen peroxide content. Associations also include oxidative stress tolerance, reactive oxygen species homeostasis, stomatal closure, seed germination, plant growth, and cell death processes. Studies of related genes in other species connect them to peroxisomal protein import, disease resistance, and organ size regulation.