PER3 (GLYMA_U031413V4) — Glycine max

Summary

GmPER3 (PER3) on soybean chromosome 6 encodes a haem peroxidase with lactoperoxidase and transglycosidase activities, and is a member of the secretory peroxidase family. The gene is associated with hydrogen peroxide metabolism, oxygen metabolism, and ethene metabolism, and its product localises to the plant-type cell wall, vacuole, secretory vesicle, and plasmodesmata. GmPER3 is associated with numerous agronomic traits including relative chlorophyll content, plant height, leaf thickness, stem strength, root fresh weight, germination ratio, seedling vigor, net photosynthetic rate, leaf water potential, and carbohydrate, glucose, linolenic acid, and abscisic acid content. It is also associated with salt and dehydration tolerance, cold tolerance, reactive oxygen species production, and leaf venation. Related genes in other species link the family to vascular development and leaf venation.