MAT1 — Oryza sativa Indica Group

Summary

BGIOSGA038531 (MAT1) in Indica rice encodes a protein with S-AdoMet_synthetase domains and methionine adenosyltransferase activity. The gene is associated with SAM biosynthetic process, methionine metabolism, and ethylene anabolism. In rice, MAT1 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 lignin anabolism, brassinosteroid and auxin responses, circadian regulation of gene expression, and pollen tube growth. The encoded protein localizes to the cytosol, cytoplasm, endoplasmic reticulum, nucleolus, plasmodesmata, and plant-type cell wall. Additional associations include grain number, grain yield, plant height, root development, salt stress tolerance, and disease tolerance.