DEP1 — Oryza sativa Japonica

Summary

OsDEP1 (OS01G0101200) in rice encodes a protein with methylthioribulose 1-phosphate dehydratase and acireductone synthase activities, requiring magnesium and zinc binding, and belongs to the HAD-like superfamily. The protein localises to chloroplast stroma, plastids, mitochondria, and cytosol. OsDEP1 is associated with grain yield, grain weight, grain size, grain length, grain number, grain appearance, panicle number, panicle length, tiller number, seed size, harvest index, culm strength, carbohydrate content, soluble protein content, protein content, sugar content, cytokinin content, TGRWT, GRLG, GRWT, salinity tolerance, and cold tolerance. It is also linked to integument development, demethylation, double fertilization, sucrose metabolism, starch anabolism, signal transduction, detoxification, seed development, and flower development. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to additional traits like spikelet number, plant height, and leaf morphology.