KS — Medicago truncatula

Summary

MTR_2G064295, designated MtKS, encodes a protein with ent-kaurene synthase activity, copal-8-ol diphosphate synthase activity, terpene synthase activity, and magnesium binding. The product localizes to the chloroplast membrane and stroma. MtKS is associated with ent-kaurene metabolism and biosynthesis, terpenoid and isoflavonoid biosynthesis, gibberellin signaling, organogenesis, embryogenesis, somatic embryogenesis, leaf development, and nodulation. The gene has been connected to biomass yield, petiole length, stem elongation, leaf size, flowering time, dark-green dwarfism with reduced fertility, and lignin deposition. Related genes in other species are linked to gibberellin biosynthesis, plant height, seedling growth, seed germination, seed oil content, and biomass production.