RAM2 — Medicago truncatula

Summary

MTR_7G067380 (symbol RAM2, also known as MtGPAT6) encodes a glycerol-3-phosphate 2-O-acyltransferase with phosphatase activity, belonging to the HAD_RAM2/GPAT1-8 family. In barrel medic, this gene is associated with glycerolipid metabolism, strigolactone and cutin anabolism, lipogenesis, and fatty acid anabolism. It has been connected to signaling, defense response, flower development, arbuscular mycorrhizae formation, and response to symbiotic fungi. The encoded protein localizes to membranes and mitochondria. Associations include root suberization, cuticle organization, tapetum development, stamen filament elongation, pollen tube elongation, pollen development, seed production, and suberin and floral cutin synthesis. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to stamen length, germination rate, and pollen germination.