STZ — Glycine max

Summary

GmSTZ (GLYMA_17G236200V4) encodes a C2H2-type zinc finger transcription factor of the AZF1/2/3-like family, with DNA-binding, transcription corepressor, protein kinase, and histone H3K4 methylase activities. It is associated with responses to water stress, flooding, hormones, L-glutamate, and UV-B light, as well as hydrogen peroxide metabolism, stomatal patterning, meristem initiation, and chromosome condensation. The gene is linked to numerous agronomic traits including seed weight, germination rate, stem and root fresh weight, leaf chlorophyll content, net photosynthetic rate, transpiration rate, phosphorus uptake, and root oxidative activity. It has been connected to disease resistance, seed dormancy, flowering time, and responses to osmotic stress, cadmium, and insect herbivory. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to salt, freezing, drought, and heat tolerance, anthocyanin and flavonoid biosynthesis, innate immunity, and stress priming.