CHS — Medicago truncatula

Summary

MTR_7G016720 (MtCHS) encodes a chalcone synthase, a type-III polyketide synthase with chalcone isomerase, naringenin-chalcone synthase, dihydroflavanol 4-reductase, flavanone 4-reductase, flavonol synthase, and SUMO transferase activities. The gene is associated with chalcone, flavonoid, anthocyanin, and phenylpropanoid biosynthesis, as well as responses to UV-B, gravity, and auxin polar transport. It has been linked to traits including fruit and seed coat color, anthocyanin content, drought and salt stress tolerance, root morphology, flowering time, and nematode resistance. The protein localizes to the cytosol, nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, and tonoplast. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to flavonoid and glucosinolate biosynthesis, UV-B sensitivity, male fertility, and pathogen response.

Annotations

Chromosome
7
Related genes
CHS, CHS1, CHS2, FLS3, FLS5, SUM3, A11, DFR
GO terms
Heat Acclimation, Naringenin-chalcone Synthase Activity, Response To Jasmonic Acid, secondary metabolism, Defense Response, tonoplast, anthocyanin anabolism, Fruit Ripening
Publications
27129483, 15345049, 36377737, 21717185, 17701204, 20309578, 15824099, 22644767
Traits
circadian rhythm, circadian clock regulation, photosynthetic activity, flavonoid biosynthesis, seed coat color, lateral root development, UV-B stress response, salt tolerance