CYP — Medicago truncatula

Summary

MTR_3G070500, designated MtCYP21-2 or CYP, encodes a cyclophilin-type peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase (PPIase) with cis-trans proline isomerase activity and cyclosporin A binding capacity. In barrel medic, the gene is associated with protein folding, regulation of protein refolding, electron transfer, triterpenoid anabolism, nitrogen fixation, shoot development, and responses to abscisic acid, salt, and mannitol. It is associated with activation of the salinity response, leaf necrosis, drought tolerance, seedling growth, and seed germination. The encoded protein localises to multiple cellular compartments including the cytosol, nucleus, chloroplast stroma, Golgi complex, endosome, and plasma membrane. Related genes in other species link the family to water stress tolerance and seedling and seed growth and development traits.