PFE — Medicago truncatula

Summary

MTR_7G069980, also known as PFE, MtFER3 or FER3, encodes a ferritin protein with ferroxidase activity and the ability to bind ferrous and ferric iron. This gene on barrel medic (Medicago truncatula) chromosome 7 is associated with cellular iron ion homeostasis, iron transport, and response to iron, as well as nitrogen fixation, nodulation, protein maturation and transport, electron transport chain, protein breakdown, NO storage, response to oxidative stress, osmotic response, cell division, and response to thirst. The product localises to the cytoplasm and a chloroplast-related compartment. PFE is associated with photosynthetic rate and drought tolerance. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to traits including iron concentration, chlorophyll content, net photosynthetic rate, seed protein content, plant height, and abscisic acid content.