NSP2 — Medicago truncatula

Summary

MTR_5G058860, also known as NSP2, encodes a GRAS family transcription factor with sequence-specific DNA binding and protein homodimerization activity. This barrel medic gene on chromosome 5 is associated with nitrogen fixation, strigolactone anabolism, auxin transport, organogenesis, morphogenesis, radial pattern formation, asymmetric cell division, and response to nutrients. It has been linked to RNA surveillance, ribosome biogenesis, lipogenesis, syngamy, phosphate ion detection, and bundle sheath cell fate specification. The encoded protein localizes to the nucleus, nuclear membrane, cytoplasm, and endoplasmic reticulum. Related genes in other species are linked to plant height, leaf size, and petiole length.