MCAT — Glycine max

Summary

GmMCAT (GLYMA_18G057700V4) encodes a malonyl-CoA:ACP transacylase, a member of the acyltransferase family that possesses ACP S-malonyltransferase activity and is associated with ATP binding, protein binding, and protein phosphorylated amino acid binding. The gene is associated with fatty acid anabolism, lipogenesis, galactolipid and strigolactone anabolism, starch breakdown, sucrose metabolism, and regulation of metabolism. It is linked to seed development, seed germination, root development, nodulation, autotrophy, brassinosteroid-mediated signalling, and signal transduction. GmMCAT is linked to root weight, root length, germination rate, plant growth and development, and stress response traits. The protein localises to multiple compartments including mitochondria, chloroplast stroma, cytosol, plasmalemma, Golgi complex, apoplast, and plasmodesmata. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to embryo development, seed oil content, and cell division.