EF1A — Glycine max

Summary

GLYMA_17G186600V4, designated GmEF1A, encodes a translation elongation factor 1-alpha (EF1A) on soybean chromosome 17. The product possesses translation elongation factor activity, GTPase activity, GTP binding, and SUMO transferase activity, and belongs to the TRAFAC GTPase superfamily. GmEF1A is associated with a wide range of biological processes, including cellular respiration, pigmentation, sexual reproduction, and responses to lipids and nutrients. It has been linked to numerous agronomically important traits, such as seed weight, germination rate, root length and weight, plant height, chlorophyll content, drought tolerance, salt response, flowering time, and oligosaccharide, raffinose, and sucrose content. The protein localizes to multiple cellular compartments, including the cytosol, mitochondria, chloroplast stroma, vacuole, nucleolus, and plasmodesmata. Studies of related genes in other species connect the EF1A family to immune response and embryo viability.