AKR — Oryza sativa Indica Group

Summary

BGIOSGA040253 (symbol AKR, also known as OiAKR) encodes a protein with NADP-aldehyde reductase activity and redox activity, belonging to the aldo-keto reductase family. In Indica rice, this gene is associated with detoxification, alkaloid metabolism, and auxin signaling, and its product has been localized to the chloroplast envelope, cytosol, plasmalemma, cytoplasm, and nucleus. The gene is also linked to sucrose response. Studies of related genes in other species connect the aldo-keto reductase family to callus induction, heat tolerance, root morphology, seed germination, and drought tolerance, though these associations are not yet established for this rice gene.