GLYMA_18G225000V4 — Glycine max

Summary

GLYMA_18G225000v4 on soybean chromosome 18 encodes a polyphenol oxidase family protein with tyrosinase-like domains, including a di-copper centre, and exhibits aureusidin synthase activity and catecholase activity, binding copper and other metals. The gene is associated with a broad range of biological processes, including secondary metabolism, phenylpropanoid anabolism, pigment anabolism, chlorophyll breakdown, hormone metabolism, and protein processing, and localises to the vacuolar lumen and chloroplast thylakoid lumen. It has been linked to several agronomically relevant traits, such as seed coat color, seedling vigor, plant height, shoot dry weight, root dry weight, root length, root number, lateral root number, chlorophyll content, flavonoid content, protein content, ash content, hydrogen peroxide content, and salt tolerance. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to tyrosinase copper-binding domains and EC numbers 1.21.3.6, 1.14.99.47, and 1.10.3.1.