MAT1 — Oryza sativa Indica Group

Summary

BGIOSGA019139 (MAT1) on chromosome 5 of Indica rice encodes an S-adenosylmethionine synthetase. The gene is associated with SAM biosynthetic process, methionine metabolism, and ethylene anabolism. In this species, it has been linked to fertility, flowering time, heading date, seed germination, seed size, grain traits, leaf and flower development, senescence, dwarfism, and ethylene response. It is also associated with phosphorus and nutrient responses, cadmium concentration, root hair length, callus induction, brassinosteroid and auxin sensitivity, grain number and yield, plant height, salt tolerance, and disease tolerance. The product has been associated with the filiform apparatus, plasmodesmata, cell wall, ER, cytosol, and nucleolus, and with processes including circadian regulation, lignin anabolism, sumoylation, and pollen tube growth.