UGT — Glycine max

Summary

GLYMA_18G003100V4 (GmUGT) encodes a UDP-glycosyltransferase family protein on soybean chromosome 18, annotated with multiple glucosyltransferase activities including anthocyanin 5-O-glucosyltransferase, isoflavone 7-O-glucosyltransferase, and abscisic acid glucosyltransferase. The gene is associated with pigmentation, glycoside anabolism, xenobiotic metabolism, and negative regulation of response to water deprivation. It has been linked to flavonoid content, protein content, seed growth and development traits, and heterosis. Associations also include anthocyanin accumulation, drought tolerance, salt stress tolerance, osmotic stress tolerance, and ABA accumulation. Related genes in other species are linked to p-aminobenzoate glucose ester formation, root gravitropism, and resistance to Phytophthora infestans.