RAM1 — Medicago truncatula

Summary

MTR_4G064180, symbol RAM1, on barrel medic chromosome 4, encodes a GRAS family transcription factor with sequence-specific DNA binding, transcription cis-regulatory region binding, protein homodimerization activity, and DNA binding transcription factor activity. It localises to both the cytoplasm and nucleus. RAM1 is associated with arbuscular mycorrhizae formation, hyphopodium formation, response to symbiotic fungi, strigolactone anabolism, cutin anabolism, lipogenesis, pigmentation, morphogenesis, phosphate ion detection, cellular response to phosphate starvation, regulation of seed dormancy, downregulation of seed germination, and downregulation of gibberellic acid mediated signaling. It is also linked to vision, a term annotated on this gene. Related genes in other species link the GRAS family to similar developmental and symbiotic processes.