RAM1 — Medicago truncatula

Summary

MTR_2G097310, also known as RAM1, MtGRAS2 or SCL14, encodes a GRAS family transcription factor with sequence-specific DNA binding and protein homodimerization activity. The gene is associated with diverse biological processes including hyphopodium formation, strigolactone and cutin anabolism, salicylic acid-mediated systemic acquired resistance, pigmentation, and regulation of seed dormancy. It has been linked to leaf growth and development, leaf senescence, root morphology, and disease tolerance traits. The encoded protein localizes to the nucleus, cytosol, and cytoplasm. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to xenobiotic and photooxidative stress tolerance, detoxification responses, and salicylic acid-induced defense gene expression, as well as to nematode resistance.