GLYMA_16G045000V4 — Glycine max

Summary

GLYMA_16G045000v4 on soybean chromosome 16 encodes a xyloglucan endotransglucosylase/hydrolase (XTH) family protein with endoxyloglucan transferase and O-glucosyl hydrolase activities, and polysaccharide binding. The gene is associated with xyloglucan metabolism, cell wall biogenesis, modification, and organization, as well as secondary cell wall biogenesis, cell growth, meristem development, morphogenesis, and fruit ripening. It is linked to abscission, dehiscence, leaf abscission, callus formation, membrane fusion, the MAPK cascade, gibberellin biosynthesis, phenylpropanoid anabolism, and immune response. The encoded protein localizes to the apoplast, plant-type cell wall, and cytoplasm. Associations with shoot meristem development, callus induction, stem elongation, germination rate, oxidative stress response, and drought tolerance have also been noted. Related genes in other species link the family to xyloglucan modification.