RAM2 — Medicago truncatula

Summary

MTR_3G448430 (symbol RAM2, also known as MtGPAT1) encodes a glycerol-3-phosphate 2-O-acyltransferase, an enzyme with glycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase and phosphatase activities, belonging to the HAD_RAM2/GPAT1-8 and Plipid/glycerol_acylTrfase domain families. In barrel medic, this gene is associated with strigolactone and cutin anabolism, glycerolipid metabolism, lipogenesis, fatty acid anabolism, signaling, lipid transport, pollen sperm cell differentiation, arbuscular mycorrhizae formation, response to symbiotic fungi, and defense response. It is localized to the membrane and mitochondria. The gene is associated with plant height, seed oil biosynthesis, seed yield, microspore release, stamen filament elongation, plant growth, and embryonic development. Related genes in other species are linked to male fertility, pollen development, tapetum differentiation, and fatty acid composition.