DEP — Oryza sativa Indica Group

Summary

BGIOSGA039774 (DEP, also known as OiDEP or DEP1) on chromosome AAAA02045405.1 encodes a protein with methylthioribulose 1-phosphate dehydratase and acireductone synthase activities, belonging to the HAD-superfamily hydrolase and enolase-ppase_E1 domain families. The gene is associated with abscisic acid signaling, detoxification, and the biological processes GO:0019509 and GO:0009856. Its product localizes to the chloroplast stroma, plastid, mitochondria, and cytosol. DEP is associated with grain yield, grain weight, grain length and size, panicle number and length, spikelet number, plant height, leaf length and shape, rachis length, and heterosis. It is also linked to seed and flower development. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to additional traits such as tiller number, grain number, salinity and cold tolerance, and harvest index.