CALM1 — Medicago truncatula

Summary

MTR_7G115040 (CALM1) in barrel medic (Medicago truncatula) on chromosome 7 encodes a protein with EF-hand domains and a CALM/Myosin/TropC-like domain, and is annotated as an enzyme modulator that binds calcium ions and specific protein domains. The gene is associated with diverse biological processes including nitrogen fixation, nodulation, seed development, lateral root formation, lignin metabolism, sucrose anabolism, endocytosis, cell death, and responses to salt and ozone. It localizes to the cytoplasm and myosin II complex. Annotated associations also link CALM1 to germination rate and plant height. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to cytoplasmic male sterility and heterosis, though these associations are not established for this gene.